Where does “jetfly” come from?

jetfly (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk fly, from Norwegian Nynorsk flygemaskin, from Norwegian Nynorsk maskin, from French machine, from Middle French machine, from Latin māchina, from Ancient Greek μαχανά, from Ancient Greek μηχανή — to be able.

jetfly (Norwegian Nynorsk): a jet plane

Definitions

  1. a jet plane

Ancestry of “jetfly”, step by step

jetfly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk fly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskflyplane, aeroplane (UK), airplane (US), aircraft
2Norwegian Nynorskflygemaskinan aeroplane
3Norwegian Nynorskmaskin<br>; machine
4Frenchmachinemachine, device; machine
5Middle Frenchmachinemachine; device
6Latinmāchinacontrivance
7Ancient GreekμαχανάDoric form of μηχᾰνή
8Ancient Greekμηχανήcontrivance, machine, device, gear; way, means
9Ancient Greekμῆχοςmeans, expedient, remedy
10Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Norwegian Nynorsk jet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskjet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ-Every word from Ancient Greek μῆχοςEvery word from Ancient Greek μηχανή