English
aeronaut
Aeronaut comes from French aéronaute.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentaéronaute
- Englishearliest quotation 1847aeronaut
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentaéronaute
- Englishearliest quotation 1847aeronaut
Earliest quotation: 1847, editorial staff, Balloon Mirage: “Mr. Gale, the aeronaut, witnessed a phenomenon during one…”
Formed from aero- + -naut
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-
Every English word from French aéronaute
Today it means
noun A person who travels through the air in an airship or balloon.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French aéronaute / aeronaut