Etymograph

English

airjack

From air + jack.

A compound of air + jack

Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ ‘mist, air’

Latin āēr

Old French air

Middle English aire

English air

Middle Dutch Jan ‘John’

Middle Dutch Janke

Anglo-Norman Jakke

Middle English Jakke

English Jack

English jack

Today it means

noun A mechanical device used to lift up heavy objects using compressed air.

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

Etymograph / airjack