Where does “aeroplano” come from?

aeroplano (Basque) comes from Spanish aeroplano, from French aéroplane, from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ερόπλᾰνος — wandering in air.

aeroplano (Basque): aircraft, aeroplane

Definitions

  1. aircraft, aeroplane

Ancestry of “aeroplano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishaeroplanoaeroplane
2Frenchaéroplaneaeroplane
3Ancient Greekᾱ̓ερόπλᾰνοςwandering in air
Every word from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ερόπλᾰνος →Every word from French aéroplane →Every word from Spanish aeroplano →