English

airhole

From air + hole.

A compound of air + hole

Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ ‘mist, air’

Latin āēr

Old French air

Middle English aire

English air

Proto-Germanic *hulaz ‘hollow’

Proto-Germanic *hulą ‘hollow space’

Proto-West Germanic *hol ‘hollow space, cavity’

Old English hol ‘hole, hollow place’

Middle English hole

English hole

Today it means

noun A hole provided for ventilation or breathing.

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