English

airwise

From air + wise.

A compound of air + wise

Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ ‘mist, air’

Latin āēr

Old French air

Middle English aire

English air

Proto-Indo-European *weyd- ‘to see’

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Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós

Proto-Germanic *wīsaz ‘knowledgeable’

Old English wīs

Middle English wys ‘wise’

English wise

Today it means

adj Competent and familiar with aircraft or air travel.

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