Where does “airbag” come from?

airbag (Italian) 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 (Italian): airbag protective system

Definitions

  1. airbag protective system

Ancestry of “airbag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishairbagA protective system in automobiles in which when...
2Englishaïr—
3Middle Englishaireair
4Old Frenchairair mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere
5Latināērair
6Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
7Ancient Greekauhḗr—
Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀήρ →Every word from Latin āēr →