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Where does “aer” come from?

aer (Irish) comes from Old Irish áer, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.

aer (Irish): air; sky; climate

Definitions

  1. air; sky; climate

Ancestry of “aer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisháercutting, incising; act of satirising, lampooning,...
2Latināēr—
3Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
4Ancient Greekauhḗr—

Words derived from “aer”

  • aerluas
  • aera-
  • aerachlár
  • aeroibrithe
  • aer-ruathar
  • aerachtúil
  • aerachtúlacht
  • aerloingseoireacht
  • aeráil
  • aeróstach
  • aeróg
  • aerárachas
  • aerbhríce
  • aerobach
  • aerbhrat
  • aerarm
  • aerárthach
  • aerthormán
  • aerbhonn
  • aer-
  • aerfótagrafaíocht
  • aerstiall
  • aer-ghrianghrafadóireacht
  • aerbhealach
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