Where does “авиа-” come from?

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

авиа- (Russian): air-, aero-

Definitions

  1. air-, aero-

Ancestry of “авиа-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianавиа́цияaviation
2Frenchaviationaviation
3Latinavisa bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of...
4EnglishavifaunaThe birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting...
5Latinfaunaanimals

Words derived from “авиа-

Every word from Latin faunaEvery word from Latin avisEvery word from English avifauna