Etymology Explorer › French

Where does “airbag” come from?

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

airbag (French): airbag; knockers, tits

Definitions

  1. airbag; knockers, tits

Ancestry of “airbag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishairbagA protective system in automobiles in which when...
2Englishaïr—
3Middle Englishaire—
4Old Frenchairair
5Latināēr—
6Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
7Ancient Greekauhḗr—
Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗr →