Etymology

aerator

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Today it means: A device which mixes air with a substance, particularly soil or a liquid. Full definition →

English aerate ← Latin aer ← Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
  4. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
  5. Latinaer
  6. Englishaerate
  7. English todayaerator

From aerate + -or.

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