Where does “hydroplaning” come from?
hydroplaning (English) comes from English hydroplane, 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.
hydroplaning (English): present participle of hydroplane
Definitions
- present participle of hydroplane
Ancestry of “hydroplaning”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | hydroplane | To skim the surface of a body of water while... |
| 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 |
Words derived from “hydroplaning”