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aerator

noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewsér Proto-Hellenic *auhḗr Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)bor. Latin aer Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English aerate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English aerator From aerate + -or.

  1. derived from -or English aerator From aerate + -or
  2. derived from -our ▲ Latin -torlbor
  3. derived from -ate English aerate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor
  4. derived from aer Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor

Definitions

  1. A device which mixes air with a substance, particularly soil or a liquid.

    • faucet aerator

  2. A device used for charging mineral waters with gas and in making soda water.

  3. A fumigator used to bleach grain, destroying fungi and insects.

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Derived

faucet aerator, top aerator

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