Etymology of the English word aerospace
the English word
aerospaceusing 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
spacederived from the Old French word
espacederived from the Latin word
spatium (interval, time, extent; race course, lap, circuit; space; area, expanse)
derived from the Latin word
patere (stand open, be open; extend)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*petə-Usage
Word found in Modern English
