English

aerobiology

From aero- + biology.

A compound of aero- + biology

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-

Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃- ‘to live’

Ancient Greek βίος ‘life’

New Latin biologia ‘biology’

Today it means

noun The study of the dispersion of airborne biological materials, as pollen, spores, microorganisms, or viruses.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / aerobiology