aeronautics (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[aeronautics 词源字典]
1824, from aeronautic (1784), from French aéronautique, from aéro- (see aero-) + nautique "of ships," from Latin nauticus, from Greek nautikos (see nautical). Originally of balloons. Also see -ics. Aeronaut "balloonist" is from 1784.[aeronautics etymology, aeronautics origin, 英语词源]