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Etymology of the English word airy
the English word
airy
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-
using the English suffix
-y
Derivations in English
airily
,
airiness
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