Where does “air” come from?

air (French) comes from Middle French air, from Old French air, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.

air (French): air; tune, aria; appearance

Definitions

  1. air; tune, aria; appearance

Ancestry of “air”, step by step

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

Words derived from “air”

Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀήρ →Every word from Latin āēr →