Etymology of the English word airlift
the English word
airliftderived from the English word
airderived from the French word
airderived 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
liftderived from the Old Norse word
lyptaderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*luftijanDerivations in English
airlifter,
haylift,
sealift,
boatliftUsage
Word found in Modern English
