'air-transported' is a modern English compound formed from 'air' + the verb 'transport' with the past-participial suffix '-ed', indicating something that has been transported by air.

'transport' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'transportare' (trans- 'across' + portare 'to carry'); it entered English via Old French/Medieval Latin and combined with 'air' (from Old English 'ær' meaning 'atmosphere' or 'breath') to form compounds such as 'air-transport' in the age of aviation, later becoming adjectival as 'air-transported'.

Initially, 'transport' meant 'to carry across' in a general sense; with the advent of powered flight in the 20th century, compounds like 'air-transported' evolved to specify that the carrying was done by aircraft.