Where does “elevon” come from?
elevon (English) comes from English aileron, from French aileron, from French ailé, from Middle French aisle, from Old French aile, from Latin āla, from Latin axla, from Latin axis — to drive.
elevon (English): A movable surface at the trailing edge of a...
Definitions
- A movable surface at the trailing edge of a...
Ancestry of “elevon”, step by step
elevon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English aileron
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | aileron | The hinged part on the trailing edge of an... |
| 2 | French | aileron | fin; flipper; aileron |
| 3 | French | ailé | winged; winglike; past participle of ailer |
| 4 | Middle French | aisle | wing |
| 5 | Old French | aile | wing (anatomical structure of flying animals) |
| 6 | Latin | āla | a wing appendage of an animal's body that enables it to fly |
| 7 | Latin | axla | — |
| 8 | Latin | axis | An axletree of wagon, car, chariot; The North... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | aksis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via English elevator
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | elevator | Anything that raises or uplifts; A permanent... |
| 2 | English | ‐or | Creates an agent noun, often from a verb, indicating a person or object (often machines or parts of them) that do the verb or part of speech with which they are formed |
| 3 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 4 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 5 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 6 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |