aéroplane
French edit
Etymology edit
Term coined in 1855 by Joseph Pline, from Ancient Greek ἀερόπλανος (aeróplanos, “wandering in air”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + πλάνος (plános, “wandering”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aéroplane m (plural aéroplanes)
Descendants edit
- → English: aeroplane
- → Italian: aeroplano
- → Portuguese: aeroplano
- → Romanian: aeroplan
- → Spanish: aeroplano
Further reading edit
- “aéroplane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.