Where does “airway” come from?
Airway comes from English air and way, where way derives from Anglo-Norman eir, Latin heres, and Proto-Indo-European weǵʰ-, ultimately meaning to carry or move.
airway (English): The trachea; A flight path used by aeroplanes
Definitions
- The trachea; A flight path used by aeroplanes
Ancestry of “airway”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | aïr | — |
| 2 | Middle English | aire | — |
| 3 | Old French | air | air |
| 4 | Latin | āēr | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀήρ | mist; air; wind |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | auhḗr | — |