Where does “ariette” come from?
ariette (English) comes from French ariette, from Italian arietta, from Italian aria, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.
ariette (English): A short aria, or air
Ancestry of “ariette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | ariette | arietta |
| 2 | Italian | arietta | breeze; arietta |
| 3 | Italian | aria | air; look, appearance, countenance; airs |
| 4 | Latin | āēr | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀήρ | mist; air; wind |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | auhḗr | — |