English

airgroup

From air + group.

A compound of air + group

Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ ‘mist, air’

Latin āēr

Old French air

Middle English aire

English air

Vulgar Latin *cruppus

Italian gruppo ‘a knot, heap, group’

French groupe ‘cluster, group’

English group

Today it means

noun A unit or formation consisting of a number of air force squadrons.

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

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