Where does “hidroavión” come from?
hidroavión (Galician) comes from Galician avión, from French avion, from Latin avis, from English avifauna, from Latin fauna — animals.
hidroavión (Galician): seaplane
Ancestry of “hidroavión”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | avión | aeroplane, airplane |
| 2 | French | avion | aeroplane |
| 3 | Latin | avis | a bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of... |
| 4 | English | avifauna | The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting... |
| 5 | Latin | fauna | animals |