Where does “spoileron” come from?
spoileron (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.
spoileron (English): A spoiler panel which is extended on one wing of an aircraft in order to decrease the lift and increase the drag generated by said wing, rolling and yawing the aircraft towards that wing
Definitions
- A spoiler panel which is extended on one wing of an aircraft in order to decrease the lift and increase the drag generated by said wing, rolling and yawing the aircraft towards that wing
Ancestry of “spoileron”, step by step
spoileron 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 |
via English spoiler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | spoiler | One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a... |
| 2 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 3 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 4 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 5 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |