English
aerocartography
From aero- + cartography.
Formed from aero- + cartography
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 *ǵʰer- ‘to scratch’
…
Ancient Greek χάρτης ‘map’
Latin charta
French carte ‘map’
French cartographie
English cartography
Today it means
noun The making of maps based on an aerial survey of the terrain.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / aerocartography