Where does “vitriolic acid air” come from?

vitriolic acid 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.

vitriolic acid air (English): Sulfur dioxide

Definitions

  1. Sulfur dioxide

Ancestry of “vitriolic acid air”, step by step

vitriolic acid air traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English aïr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishaïr—
2Middle Englishaireair
3Old Frenchairair mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere
4Latināērair
5Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
6Ancient Greekauhḗr—

via English vitriolic acid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishvitriolic acidSynonym of sulfuric acid
Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀήρ →Every word from Latin āēr →