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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

Definitions

  1. aeronautic, aeronautical

Ancestry of “aéronautique”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnautiquenautical; nautical mile
2Latinnauticusnautical, naval
3Ancient Greekναυτικόςseafaring, naval, on the sea; skilled in...
4Ancient Greekναύτηςsailor, seaman; companion at sea
5Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
6Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “aéronautique”

  • aeronautics
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