Where does “air” come from?

air (Old French) comes from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.

air (Old French): air mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere

Definitions

  1. air mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere

Ancestry of “air”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latināērair
2Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
3Ancient Greekauhḗr—

Words derived from “air”

Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗr →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀήρ →Every word from Latin āēr →