English
aerially
From aerial + -ly.
A compound of aerial + -ly
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
adv In an aerial manner.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / aerially