Where does “mid-air” come from?

mid-air (English) comes from English aïr, from Middle English aire, from Old French air, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.

mid-air (English): The middle of the air, as while in flight

Definitions

  1. The middle of the air, as while in flight

Ancestry of “mid-air”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishaïr
2Middle Englishaireair
3Old Frenchairair mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere
4Latināērair
5Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
6Ancient Greekauhḗr
Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗrEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀήρEvery word from Latin āēr