aeroplane

aeroplane
aeroplane (n.) 1866, from Fr. aéroplane (1855), from Gk. aero- "air" (see AIR (Cf. air) (n.1)) + stem of Fr. planer "to soar," from L. planus "level, flat" (see PLANE (Cf. plane) (n.1)). Originally in reference to surfaces (such as the protective shell casings of beetles' wings); meaning "heavier than air flying machine" first attested 1873, probably an independent English coinage (see AIRPLANE (Cf. airplane)).

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