Where does “antihydroplaning” come from?
antihydroplaning (English) comes from English hydroplaning, from English hydroplane, from English plane, from Middle English plane, from Old French plane, from Latin platanus, from Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος — flat.
antihydroplaning (English): That prevents a vehicle from hydroplaning
Definitions
- That prevents a vehicle from hydroplaning
Ancestry of “antihydroplaning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hydroplaning | present participle of hydroplane |
| 2 | English | hydroplane | To skim the surface of a body of water while... |
| 3 | English | plane | Of a surface: flat or level; A level or flat... |
| 4 | Middle English | plane | — |
| 5 | Old French | plane | — |
| 6 | Latin | platanus | planetree, sycamore |
| 7 | Greek | πλάτανος | plane tree |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλάτανος | planetree |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |