Where does “aéronautique” come from?
aéronautique (French) comes from French nautique, from Latin nauticus, from Ancient Greek ναυτικός, from Ancient Greek ναύτης, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
aéronautique (French): aeronautic, aeronautical
Ancestry of “aéronautique”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | nautique | nautical; nautical mile |
| 2 | Latin | nauticus | nautical, naval |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ναυτικός | seafaring, naval, on the sea; skilled in... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ναύτης | sailor, seaman; companion at sea |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πεῖρα | trial, experiment, attempt |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “aéronautique”