Where does “QF” come from?
QF (English) comes from English Q, from English Q-ship, from English Queenstown, from English town, from Middle English toun, from Middle English ende, from Old English ende, from Proto-Germanic andi — on, onto.
QF (English): a formerly crewed fighter aircraft turned into a drone, which may be towed, autonomous, or, remotely piloted; usually single use, usually a practice target
Definitions
- a formerly crewed fighter aircraft turned into a drone, which may be towed, autonomous, or, remotely piloted; usually single use, usually a practice target
Ancestry of “QF”, step by step
QF traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Q
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Q | The ordinal number seventeenth, derived from this... |
| 2 | English | Q-ship | A merchant ship with concealed weaponry, designed... |
| 3 | English | Queenstown | situated on Lake Wakatipu, named after Queenstown in Ireland (now Cobh) |
| 4 | English | town | A settlement; an area with residential districts,... |
| 5 | Middle English | toun | town |
| 6 | Middle English | ende | The end or finishing of a thing; the terminal... |
| 7 | Old English | ende | end, limit, border, corner |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andi | in addition, furthermore, and |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via English f
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | f | The ordinal number sixth, derived from this... |
| 2 | Old English | f | from, off, away |
| 3 | Latin | F | — |
| 4 | Old English | ᚠ | the first letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing and the sounds. Pronounced feoh |
| 5 | Etruscan | 𐌅 | ve |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ϝ | {{l|en|digamma}} |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤅 | waw; {{l|en|waw}} |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓏲 | — |