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Etymology of the English word boatlift

the English word boatlift
derived from the English word boat
derived from the English word bot
derived from the English word bat
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *bait-
derived from the English word airlift
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 lift
derived from the Old Norse word lypta
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *luftijan

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