Etymology

airlike

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Today it means: Resembling air, gaseous. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English air
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The story

  1. Latināēr
  2. Old Frenchair
  3. Middle Englishaire
  4. Englishair
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. English todayairlike

From air + -like.

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