Where does “aftbody” come from?
aftbody (English) comes from English aft, from English afternoon, from Middle English afternone, from Middle English none, from Old English nōn, from Latin nōna, from Latin nōnus, from Latin novenos — new; to nod, assent to.
aftbody (English): The stern part of an aircraft or spacecraft body
Definitions
- The stern part of an aircraft or spacecraft body
Ancestry of “aftbody”, step by step
aftbody traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aft | The stern portion of a vessel; At, near, or... |
| 2 | English | afternoon | The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until... |
| 3 | Middle English | afternone | afternoon |
| 4 | Middle English | none | Alternative form of nonne; Alternative form of... |
| 5 | Old English | nōn | noon; the ninth hour; the ninth hour |
| 6 | Latin | nōna | nones canonical hour |
| 7 | Latin | nōnus | ninth |
| 8 | Latin | novenos | accusative masculine plural of novēnus |
| 9 | Latin | novem | nine; 9; first-person singular present active... |
| 10 | Latin | novo | I make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;... |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | nowāō | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | néweh₂ti | to renew |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |