English
aeriform
Aeriform comes from Latin aer ‘air’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér ‘in the direction of dawn, east’, and ultimately from *h₂ews-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘to dawn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewsér‘in the direction of dawn, east’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*auhḗrreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾱ̓ήρāḗr‘air’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaer‘air’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōrma
- Englishtodayaeriform
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘to dawn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewsér‘in the direction of dawn, east’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*auhḗrreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾱ̓ήρāḗr‘air’
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaer‘air’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEfōrma
- Englishtodayaeriform
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘to dawn’
or, east, exhaust, aurora, aureus, aural, aurelia, austral, aurum, oriel, oriole, 58 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér ‘in the direction of dawn, east’
easter, aura, eastward, 15 more
through Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr
malaria, aerial, aeroplane, 12 more
through Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ ‘air’
through Latin aer ‘air’
through Latin fōrma
information, formation, reform, formula, format, formal, uniform, inform, forma, fromage, deform, 24 more
Today it means
adj Pertaining to air.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- / aeriform