Etymology

aeronautics

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Today it means: The design, construction, mathematics, and mechanics of aircraft and other flying objects; the study of and control of how aviation works. Full definition →

French aéronautique ← New Latin aeronauticus
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromaeronauticus
  2. French · borrowed fromaéronautique
  3. English todayaeronautics

Borrowed from French aéronautique or New Latin aeronauticus. By surface analysis, aero- + nautic + -s.

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