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

  1. impersonal imperative of mynd

Ancestry of “aer”, step by step

aer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English aïr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishaïr
2Middle Englishaireair
3Old Frenchairair mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere
4Latināērair
5Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
6Ancient Greekauhḗr

via Middle English heir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishheirheir; Alternative form of her; Alternative form...
2Anglo-Normaneirheir
3Old Frenchheir
4Latinhērēsheir, heiress
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk

Words derived from “aer

Every word from Ancient Greek auhḗr