Etymology

airworthiness

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Today it means: The state of being airworthy. Full definition →

English airworthy ← Middle English aire ← Old French air
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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. Latināēr
  6. Old Frenchair
  7. Middle Englishaire
  8. Englishair
  9. Englishairworthy
  10. English todayairworthiness

From airworthy + -ness.

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