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

Definitions

  1. aircraft; spaceship

Ancestry of “aéronef”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnèfvessel, ship
2Middle Frenchnefboat; ship; watercraft
3Old Frenchnefboat; ship; watercraft
4Latinnāpusturnip, field mustard (Brassica rapa)
5Ancient Greekνᾶπυmustard
6Demoticsnwpt—

Words derived from “aéronef”

Every word from Demotic snwpt →Every word from Ancient Greek νᾶπυ →Every word from Latin nāpus →