aer-

DEFINITION of aer-

air, gas

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ETYMOLOGY of aer-

greek

Component	Origin	Meaning
aer- / aero-	Greek ἀήρ (aēr)	“air,” “gas,” “atmosphere” — elemental/substance combining form

The word entered English in the 1640s as aerial (adjective), borrowed from French aérien, from Latin aer, from Greek ἀήρ (aēr) — literally “air” (originally “mist” or “haze” in Homeric usage). The adjective aerobic appeared in the 1870s, coined by Pasteur. The root aēr (“air”) connects aer- to the entire air and gas roots: aerobe (aer- + bios $\to$ organism living in air/oxygen), aerophagia (aer- + phag- + -ia $\to$ swallowing of air), and aeroembolism (aer- + embolism $\to$ air bubble in blood). The combining form aer- is highly productive in pulmonology, microbiology, and aviation medicine: e.g., aerobic, aerocolia, aerodontalgia, and aerotitis.

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RELATED TERMS to aer-

aer-	air	gas
phys-	YES	YES
pneumat-	YES	YES

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DERIVATIONS of aer-

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