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- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewsér
- Proto-Hellenic*auhḗr
- Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)
- Ancient Greekἀέρος (aéros)
- Englishaero-
- Englishstatics
- English todayaerostatics
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
aerostatics
Today it means: the study of gases in equilibrium and of balloons or aircraft in varying atmospheric conditions Full definition →
English statics ← Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros) ← Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr