English
aerialism
From aerial + -ism.
Formed from aerial + -ism
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘dawn’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér ‘in the direction of dawn, east’
Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr ‘morning mist’
Ancient Greek ἀήρ ‘air’
Ancient Greek ἀέριος ‘in the mist or thick air of morning’
English aerial
Today it means
noun aerial navigation; aeronautics; aviation
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / aerialism