Where does “rudderon” come from?
rudderon (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.
rudderon (English): A type of control surface, usually found on flying wing aircraft, consisting of two pairs of panels (one mounted near each wingtip on the wing's trailing edge), with one lying on top of the other sandwich-style; to roll the aircraft, both panels on one wing deflect downwards (increasing the lift of
Definitions
- A type of control surface, usually found on flying wing aircraft, consisting of two pairs of panels (one mounted near each wingtip on the wing's trailing edge), with one lying on top of the other sandwich-style; to roll the aircraft, both panels on one wing deflect downwards (increasing the lift of
Ancestry of “rudderon”, step by step
rudderon 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 |