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Where does “aerïen” come from?

aerïen (Old French) comes from Latin aerius, from Ancient Greek ἀέριος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “aerïen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaeriusOf or pertaining to the air, aerial; Rising...
2Ancient Greekἀέριοςhigh in the air
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “aerïen”

  • aerian
  • antiaérien
  • aériennement
  • aérien
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