'wind-borne' originates from the combination of 'wind' and 'borne,' where 'wind' refers to moving air and 'borne' is the past participle of 'bear,' meaning 'carried.'

'wind-borne' combines the Old English word 'wind' and the Middle English word 'borne,' which is derived from the Old English 'beran,' meaning 'to carry.'

Initially, it meant 'carried by the wind,' and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.