Where does “biplane” come from?
Biplane comes from English bi- (from Latin duo, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ meaning "two") combined with plane (from Latin planum, from Ancient Greek πλάνος, from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-).
biplane (English): having, or consisting of, two superposed planes,...
Definitions
- having, or consisting of, two superposed planes,...
Ancestry of “biplane”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | plane | Of a surface: flat or level; A level or flat... |
| 2 | Middle English | plane | — |
| 3 | Old French | plane | — |
| 4 | Latin | platanus | planetree, sycamore |
| 5 | Greek | πλάτανος | plane tree |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πλάτανος | planetree |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |
Words derived from “biplane”