aeronautical
/ˌeɹoʊˈnɔtɪkəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.09 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to the scientific study of flight
Example Sentences
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr) Ancient Greek ἀέρος (aéros)der. English aero- Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs) Ancient Greek ναύτης (naútēs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek ναυτικός (nautikós)bor. Classical Latin nauticusbor. Middle French nautique ▲ Classical Latin nauticus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English nautical English aeronautical From aero- + nautical.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌeɹoʊˈnɔtɪkəl/
Inflected Forms
more aeronautical (comparative)
most aeronautical (superlative)