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Where does “avión” come from?

avión (Spanish) comes from French avion, from Latin avis, from English avifauna, from Latin fauna — animals.

avión (Spanish): aeroplane, airplane, plane; martin, swallow

Definitions

  1. aeroplane, airplane, plane; martin, swallow

Ancestry of “avión”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchavionaeroplane
2Latinavisa bird; omen, portent; dative/ablative plural of...
3EnglishavifaunaThe birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting...
4Latinfaunaanimals

Words derived from “avión”

  • portaaviones
  • hidroavión
  • avioncito
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