Where does “aer” come from?
aer (Welsh) comes from English aïr, from Middle English aire, from Old French air, from Latin āēr, from Ancient Greek ἀήρ, from Ancient Greek auhḗr.
aer (Welsh): impersonal imperative of mynd
Definitions
- impersonal imperative of mynd
Ancestry of “aer”, step by step
aer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aïr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | aïr | — |
| 2 | Middle English | aire | air |
| 3 | Old French | air | air mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere |
| 4 | Latin | āēr | air |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀήρ | mist; air; wind |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | auhḗr | — |
via Middle English heir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | heir | heir; Alternative form of her; Alternative form... |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | eir | heir |
| 3 | Old French | heir | — |
| 4 | Latin | hērēs | heir, heiress |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁ro- | derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁- | to go, to walk |