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Etymology
Dictionary
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Origin of the word AIR. Etymology of the word
AIR.
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From An Etymology
Dictionary of the English Language, by Walter W. Skeat, 1893 |
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AIR (1),
the atmosphere, &c. (F.,—L.,—Gk.) M.E. air,
eir. Spelt air in Mendeville's Travels, p. 312; eyre
in Chaucer, C. T. Group G. 767 (Can. Yeom. Tale).—F. air, air.—Lat.
aër, air.—Gk. ἀήρ, air, mist; the stem being
ἀϜερ-, according to
Curtius, i. 483.—Gr. ἄειν, to breathe; root
ἀϜ.—✔AW,
to blow, according to Curtius, who remarks that 'av changes into va, as
auks
into vaks,' the latter being an allusion to the relation between Gk. αὔξειν and
the E. wax, to grow. Cf. Skt. vá, to blow, and E.
wind,
q.v. Der. air, verb, air-y, air-less, air-gun, &c. ¶
For Air (2), see Errata, &c.
ERRATA AIR
(2), an affected
manner. (F.) In the phrase 'to give oneself airs,'
&c. In Shak. Wint. Tale, v. I. 128.—F. aire,
mien. The same as Ital. aria, mien. See Debonair;
and see note on Malaria
(errata).
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| Etymology
Dictionary Index |
| A, B,
C, D, E,
F, G, H,
I, J, K,
L, M, N,
O, P, Q,
R, S, T,
U, V, W,
X, Y, Z
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| Arab.=Arabic. |
| A.S.=Anglo
Saxon. |
| Bavar.=Bavarian |
| Bohem.=Bohemian. |
| C.=Celtic,
used as a general term for Irish, Gaelic, Welsh, Breton,
Cornish, &c. |
| Corn.=Cornish. |
| Dan.=Danish. |
| Du.=Dutch |
| E.=English. |
| E.E.=Early
English. |
| Europ.=European. |
| F.=French. |
| G.=German. |
| Gk.=Greek. |
| Goth.=Gothic. |
| Icel.=Icelandic. |
| Ital.=Italian. |
| L. or
Lat.=Latin. |
| Lith.
& Lithuan.=Lithuanian. |
| M.E.=Middle
English. |
| M.F.=Middle
French |
| M.H.G.=Middle
High German. |
| Norw.=Norwegian. |
| O.F.=Old
French. |
| O.H.G.=Old
High German. |
| Pers.=Persian. |
| Port.=Portuguese. |
| Scand.=Scandinavian,
used as a general term for Icelandic, Swedish, Danish,
&c. |
| Sc.=Scottish. |
| Skt.=Sanskrit. |
| Span.=Spanish. |
| Swed.=Sweish. |
| Teut.=Teutonic |
| Turk.=Turkish. |
| W.=Welsh. |
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