Where does “hydrobiplane” come from?
hydrobiplane (English) comes from English biplane, from English plane, from Middle English plane, from Old French plane, from Latin platanus, from Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλάτανος, from Ancient Greek πλατύς — flat.
hydrobiplane (English): A hydroaeroplane having two supporting planes
Definitions
- A hydroaeroplane having two supporting planes
Ancestry of “hydrobiplane”, step by step
hydrobiplane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English biplane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biplane | having, or consisting of, two superposed planes,... |
| 2 | English | plane | Of a surface: flat or level; A level or flat... |
| 3 | Middle English | plane | — |
| 4 | Old French | plane | — |
| 5 | Latin | platanus | planetree, sycamore |
| 6 | Greek | πλάτανος | plane tree |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πλάτανος | planetree |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πλατύς | wide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pléth₂us | flat, broad |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pleth₂- | flat |