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Etymology of the English word airliner

the English word airliner
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 liner
derived from the English word line
derived from the Old French word ligne
derived from the Classical Latin word linea (string, line)
derived from the Classical Latin word linum (flax, linen cloth, thread)
derived from the Greek word linon, λίνον (flax; 'linen')
using the English suffix -er
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz
using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

Derivations in English

jetliner

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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