Etymology of the English word airspeed
the English word
airspeedderived 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
speedderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*spodisUsage
Word found in Modern English