Where does “flaperon” come from?
flaperon (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.
flaperon (English): An aircraft control surface at the trailing edge...
Definitions
- An aircraft control surface at the trailing edge...
Ancestry of “flaperon”, step by step
flaperon 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 |