Where does “aeronef” come from?

aeronef (English) comes from French aéronef, from French nèf, from Middle French nef, from Old French nef, from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ, from Demotic snwpt.

aeronef (English): airplane; a flying machine, an aircraft

Definitions

  1. airplane; a flying machine, an aircraft

Ancestry of “aeronef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaéronefaircraft; spaceship
2Frenchnèfvessel, ship
3Middle Frenchnefboat; ship; watercraft
4Old Frenchnefboat; ship; watercraft
5Latinnāpusturnip, field mustard (Brassica rapa)
6Ancient Greekνᾶπυmustard
7Demoticsnwpt—
Every word from Demotic snwpt →Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ →Every word from Latin nāpus →