Where does “radioaltimètre” come from?
radioaltimètre (French) comes from French radio-, from Latin radius, from English -án, from Middle English -an.
radioaltimètre (French): radio altimeter
Ancestry of “radioaltimètre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | radio- | radio- |
| 2 | Latin | radius | ray; staff, rod; spoke |
| 3 | English | -án | — |
| 4 | Middle English | -an | — |