Where does “aéronef” come from?
aéronef (French) comes from French nèf, from Middle French nef, from Old French nef, from Latin nāpus, from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ, from Demotic snwpt.
aéronef (French): aircraft; spaceship
Ancestry of “aéronef”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | nèf | — |
| 2 | Middle French | nef | boat; ship; watercraft |
| 3 | Old French | nef | boat; ship; watercraft |
| 4 | Latin | nāpus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | νᾶπυ | mustard |
| 6 | Demotic | snwpt | — |
Words derived from “aéronef”