myEtymology.com: English etymology of aerofoil

Etymology of the English word aerofoil

the English word aerofoil

using the English prefix aero-

derived 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 English word foil

derived from the Old French word foille

derived from the Latin word folia

derived from the Late Latin word folium (leaf)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bhel-