myEtymology.com: English etymology of aerosol

Etymology of the English word aerosol

the English word aerosol

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 solution

derived from the Old French word solution

derived from the Latin word solutio (loosing, relaxation, weakening)

derived from the Latin word solutus (unbound, released; free)

derived from the Latin word solvere (loosen, release, unbind)

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

derived from the English word sol

The earliest known usage of aerosol in English dates from the 20th century.

Word found in Modern English