Etymology of the English word aeroponics
the English word
aeroponicsderived from the English word
hydroponicsusing the English prefix
hydro-derived from the Greek word
hudor, Yδωρ, ὕδωρ (water)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ud-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wed-derived from the English word
geoponicsderived from the English word
geoponicderived from the Greek word
geoponikos, γεωπονικός
derived from the Greek word
geoponeinderived from the Greek word
poneinusing the Greek prefix
geo-, γεω-
derived from the Greek word
ge, γῆ (earth, land, soil; world)
derived from the Greek word
geoponeo, γεωπονέω
using the English suffix
-icsderived from the Greek word
ponos, πόνος (toil; anguish)
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-Usage
Word found in Modern English