Ether

Meaning

Name

The god-personification of the bright, glowing upper air of heaven. He is the Roman counterpart of Aether.

Noun

A unit of the Ethereum digital currency, ETH.

Translations

Éter

Etymology

From Old French ether, from Latin aether (“the upper pure, bright air”), from Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr, “upper air”), from αἴθω (aíthō, “I burn, shine”). Doublet of Aether.