English

aerodigestive

From aero- + digestive.

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-

Latin dīgestus ‘separated, dissolved’

Late Latin dīgestīvus

Old French digestif ‘a digestive’

Today it means

adj Pertaining to the airway and digestive tract.

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

Etymograph / aerodigestive