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What does the term aviation come from?

The Latin word avis, meaning bird.

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  1. The Latin word avis, meaning bird ✔
  2. The Greek word for wind
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Why: Gabriel de La Landelle coined aviation from avier, derived from the Latin avis, meaning bird.

Huh, didn't know that: Gabriel de La Landelle coined aviation from avier, derived from the Latin avis, meaning bird.

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Answer: The Latin word avis, meaning bird. Gabriel de La Landelle coined aviation from avier, derived from the Latin avis, meaning bird.

  1. Aviation en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviation
    itself derived from the Latin word avis ("bird") and the suffix -ation
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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