English

aerobar

From aero- + bar.

Formed from aero- + bar

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 ἀέρος

English aero-

Vulgar Latin *barra

Old French barre ‘beam, bar, gate, barrier’

Middle English barre

English bar

Today it means

noun An extension to a handlebar that allows a cyclist to adopt a more aerodynamic position when racing

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