Where does “air” come from?
air (Middle French) comes from Old French air, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.
Ancestry of “air”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | air | air |
| 2 | Latin | āēr | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀήρ | mist; air; wind |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | auhḗr | — |