English
aeroplanktonic
From aero- + planktonic or aeroplankton + -ic.
Formed from aero- + planktonic
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-
Ancient Greek πλάζω ‘to cause to wander, drive astray’
Ancient Greek πλάζομαι ‘to wander, drift’
Ancient Greek πλαγκτόν ‘drifting’
English planktonic
Today it means
adj Of or relating to aeroplankton.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / aeroplanktonic