myEtymology.com: Latin etymology of aer

Etymology of the Latin word aer

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-

English aerate, French air, French aérien, French aéricole, French aériforme, French aérifère, Italian aere, Italian aero-, Italian deaerare, Italian disaerare, Italian aria, Portuguese ar, Romanian aer, Spanish aeración, Spanish aeriforme

Catalan ayre, Dutch aria, English air, English aria, French air, German Arie, Icelandic aría, Italian aria, Italian aire, Lithuanian arija, Provençal aer, Russian apия, Spanish aire, Swedish aria