Where does “airplaneful” come from?
airplaneful (English) comes from English airplane, from English plane, from Middle English plane, from Old French plane, from Latin platanus, from Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλατύς — flat.
airplaneful (English): Enough to fill an airplane
Definitions
- Enough to fill an airplane
Ancestry of “airplaneful”, step by step
airplaneful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English airplane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | airplane | A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed... |
| 2 | English | plane | Of a surface: flat or level; A level or flat... |
| 3 | Middle English | plane | — |
| 4 | Old French | plane | — |
| 5 | Latin | platanus | planetree, sycamore |
| 6 | Greek | πλάτανος | plane tree |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλάτανος | planetree |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
via English ful
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ful | — |