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On the origin and meaning of the German word Luft and some meteorological terms concerning atmospheric water, especially fog Authors Detlev Möller Brandenburgische Technische Universität (BTU), Arbeitsgruppe Luftchemie und Luftreinhaltung, Volmerstr. 13, 12489 Berlin DOI: https://doi.org/10.12854/erde-145-19 Keywords: History of meteorology, history of terminology, etymology, air, atmospheric water Abstract The English and French word “air” is derived from the Latin aer, which comes from the Greek άήρ. In contrast, the German word “Luft” is a common Proto-Germanic word; in Old English “ lift”
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