English

airpost

From air + post.

A compound of air + post

Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ ‘mist, air’

Latin āēr

Old French air

Middle English aire

English air

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand’

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Proto-Italic *postis

Latin postis ‘door’

Old French post

Middle English post

English post

Today it means

noun Synonym of airmail.

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