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Where does “aeromoça” come from?

aeromoça (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese aero-, from Ancient Greek ἀέρος, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.

aeromoça (Portuguese): A female flight attendant, an air hostess

Definitions

  1. A female flight attendant, an air hostess

Ancestry of “aeromoça”, step by step

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