English
aerospike
From aero- + spike.
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 *spey- ‘to be pointed’
Proto-Germanic *spīkō ‘stick, splinter, point’
Old Norse spík ‘spike, sprig’
Middle English spike
English spike
Today it means
noun Any of several forms of rocket engine having specialized nozzles.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / aerospike