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Where does “nonaerospace” come from?

nonaerospace (English) comes from English aerospace, from English space, from Middle English space, from Old French espace, from Latin spatium, from Proto-Indo-European spéh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European speh₁- — to succeed, to prosper.

nonaerospace (English): Not of or pertaining to aerospace

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to aerospace

Ancestry of “nonaerospace”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaerospaceThe atmosphere of the Earth and the region of...
2Englishspace"Of time."; "Unlimited or generalized extent,...
3Middle Englishspace—
4Old Frenchespacespace; room; duration
5LatinspatiumSpace, room, extent; Distance between points; A...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanspéh₁-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanspeh₁-to succeed, to prosper
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