English
aviation
Aviation comes from French aviation, from Latin avis ‘bird’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- ‘dress, be dressed, clothe oneself’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ew-‘dress, be dressed, clothe oneself’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ówis‘sheep’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éwis‘bird’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*awis‘bird’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEavis‘bird’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentaviation
- Englishtodayaviation
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ew-‘dress, be dressed, clothe oneself’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂ówis‘sheep’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂éwis‘bird’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*awis‘bird’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEavis‘bird’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentaviation
- Englishtodayaviation
Equivalent to avi- + -ation
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- ‘dress, be dressed, clothe oneself’
audience, ear, audit, obey, acoustic, audible, anesthesia, avid, aural, ovation, avarice, otolaryngology, 67 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂ówis ‘sheep’
through Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis ‘bird’
through Latin avis ‘bird’
Today it means
noun The art or science of making and flying aircraft.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew- / aviation