Etymology

airworthy

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Today it means: Meeting standards for safe flight Full definition →

English air ← Middle English aire ← Old French air
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The story

  1. Latināēr
  2. Old Frenchair
  3. Middle Englishaire
  4. Englishair
  5. English todayairworthy

From air + -worthy.

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