Etymology Explorer › Swahili

Where does “eropleni” come from?

eropleni (Swahili) comes from English aeroplane, from French aéroplane, from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ερόπλᾰνος.

eropleni (Swahili): airplane

Definitions

  1. airplane

Ancestry of “eropleni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaeroplaneA powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed...
2Frenchaéroplaneaeroplane
3Ancient Greekᾱ̓ερόπλᾰνος—
Every word from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ερόπλᾰνος →