Where does “авианосный” come from?

авианосный (Russian) comes from Russian авиа-, from Russian авиа́ция, from French aviation, from Latin avis, from English avifauna, from Latin fauna — animals.

авианосный (Russian): shipborne

Definitions

shipborne

Ancestry of “авианосный”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Russian	авиа-	air-, aero-
2	Russian	авиа́ция	aviation
3	French	aviation	aviation
4	Latin	avis	a bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of...
5	English	avifauna	The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting...
6	Latin	fauna	animals

Every word from Latin fauna →Every word from Latin avis →Every word from English avifauna →