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Latin
Etymology
From French aéroplane, first element being from Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”). Second element uncertain: either from French plane (“to glide, hover”), or French plan (“plane surface”), both from plānus (“level, flat”); or from Ancient Greek πλάνος (plános, “wandering”), thus equivalent to ἀερόπλανος (aeróplanos, “wandering in air”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
āeroplā̆num n (genitive āeroplā̆nī); second declension
- (New Latin) airplane
Quae est rēs cum cibō āeroplā̆nī?- What's the deal with airplane food?
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
References
- ^ “Etymology of the word *plane* as used in *airplane/aeroplane*”, in english.stackexchange.org, 2019 May 7 (last accessed)