Where does “sailplaner” come from?
sailplaner (English) comes from English sailplane, 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.
sailplaner (English): One who flies a sailplane
Definitions
- One who flies a sailplane
Ancestry of “sailplaner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sailplane | A glider that is optimised for soaring and is... |
| 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 |