Where does “aircrane” come from?

aircrane (English) comes from English crane, from Middle English crane, from Old French cran, from Medieval Latin cranium, from Ancient Greek κρανίον, from Ancient Greek κάρα, from Proto-Hellenic *kárahə.

aircrane (English): A heavy-lift helicopter

Definitions

  1. A heavy-lift helicopter

Ancestry of “aircrane”, step by step

aircrane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English crane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcraneAny bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with...
2Middle Englishcranecrane; cranium
3Old Frenchcran
4Medieval Latincraniumskull
5Ancient Greekκρανίονskull; head
6Ancient Greekκάραhead, face; the head or top of anything, as of a...
7Proto-Hellenic*kárahə

via English aïr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishaïr
2Middle Englishaireair
3Old Frenchairair mixture of gases that make up the earth's atmosphere
4Latināērair
5Ancient Greekἀήρmist; air; wind
6Ancient Greekauhḗr
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kárahəEvery word from Ancient Greek κάραEvery word from Ancient Greek κρανίον