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Where does “aeronautica” come from?

aeronautica (Italian) comes from Italian aero-, from Ancient Greek ἀέρος, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.

aeronautica (Italian): aeronautics; feminine singular of aeronautico

Definitions

  1. aeronautics; feminine singular of aeronautico

Ancestry of “aeronautica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianaero-aero-
2Ancient Greekἀέροςgenitive singular of ἀήρ; air
3Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
4Ancient Greekauhḗr—
Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗr →