Where does “deltaplane” come from?
deltaplane (French) comes from French plané, from French planer, from French plain, from Old French plain, from Latin plēnus, from Proto-Italic plēnos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
deltaplane (French): hang glider
Definitions
- hang glider
Ancestry of “deltaplane”, step by step
deltaplane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French plané
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | plané | past participle of planer |
| 2 | French | planer | to glide, to hover; to be entranced, to be... |
| 3 | French | plain | plane |
| 4 | Old French | plain | full; plain; flat |
| 5 | Latin | plēnus | full; filled; complete |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | plēnos | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |