Etymology of the English word aerial
the English word
aerialderived from the Latin word
aerialderived from the Greek word
aeriosderived from the Greek word
aer, ἀήρ (air; by analogy, to blow); 'air' (as naturally circumambient))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-derived from the Latin word
aerius (of, produced in, existing in)
derived from the Greek word
aeriosderived from the Greek word
aer, ἀήρ (air; by analogy, to blow); 'air' (as naturally circumambient))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-Date
The earliest known usage of aerial in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
aerialist,
aeriality,
subaerialUsage
Word found in Modern English
