Etymology of the French word aire
the Old French word
airederived from the Latin word
area (area; open space; park, playground)
Date
The earliest known usage of aire in French dates from the 11th century.
Derivations in French
aairier,
airéeDerivations in other languages
Latin
aeriaCognates
Dutch
areaal, English
area, German
Areal, Norwegian
areal, Spanish
área, Swedish
arealUsage
Word found in Old French
