English
aero
Aero comes from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ ‘mist’, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér ‘in the direction of dawn, east’, and ultimately from *h₂ews-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘dawn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewsér‘in the direction of dawn, east’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*auhḗr‘morning mist’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾱ̓ήρaérosas ἀέρος‘mist’
- Englishearliest quotation 1918aero
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ews-‘dawn’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ewsér‘in the direction of dawn, east’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*auhḗr‘morning mist’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEᾱ̓ήρaérosas ἀέρος‘mist’
- Englishearliest quotation 1918aero
Earliest quotation: 1918, Illustrated World: “According to aero experts these planes will be capable…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- ‘dawn’
or, east, exhaust, aurora, aureus, aural, aurelia, austral, oriel, oriole, aurum, 60 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér ‘in the direction of dawn, east’
easter, aura, eastward, 17 more
through Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr ‘morning mist’
through Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ ‘mist’
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to aviation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- / aero