Where does “helichopper” come from?
helichopper (English) comes from English chopper, from English chop, from Ukrainian Чо́п, from Hungarian csap, from German Zapfen, from Middle High German zapfen, from Old High German zapfo, from Frankish tappō — to share, divide.
helichopper (English): helicopter
Definitions
- helicopter
Ancestry of “helichopper”, step by step
helichopper traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chopper
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chopper | A tool for chopping wood; an axe/ax; A knife for... |
| 2 | English | chop | A cut of meat, often containing a section of a... |
| 3 | Ukrainian | Чо́п | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | csap | tap, faucet; spigot, pivot, peg, pin; cone |
| 5 | German | Zapfen | gerund of zapfen; plug, bung, pin, tap, spigot;... |
| 6 | Middle High German | zapfen | — |
| 7 | Old High German | zapfo | — |
| 8 | Frankish | tappō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | tappô | plug; tap |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂p- | to sacrifice; to lose |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via English helicopter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | helicopter | An aircraft that is borne along by one or more... |
| 2 | Esperanto | helico | helix |
| 3 | French | hélice | helix; propeller |
| 4 | Latin | helīx | a kind of ivy |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἕλιξ | Anything twisted, winding, or spiral; The tendril... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |