myEtymology.com: English etymology of aircraft

Etymology of the English word aircraft

the English word aircraft

derived from the English word air

derived from the French word air

derived from the Latin word aer (air; atmosphere, sky)

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 craft

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *krab-