Where does “antiaéreo” come from?

antiaéreo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese aéreo, from Latin āerius, from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓έρῐος — in the mist or thick air of morning.

antiaéreo (Portuguese): anti-aircraft

Definitions

  1. anti-aircraft

Ancestry of “antiaéreo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseaéreoaerial
2LatināeriusOf or pertaining to the air, aerial
3Ancient Greekᾱ̓έρῐοςin the mist or thick air of morning
Every word from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓έρῐος →Every word from Latin āerius →Every word from Portuguese aéreo →