Etymology

CV

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Today it means: aircraft carrier (“Cruiser Voler”), a diesel-powered warship launching and landing heavier than air flying vehicles (a nuclear-powered one is a CVN) Full definition →

Japanese CV ← English character+voice ← French voler
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The story

  1. French · derived fromvoler“to fly”
  2. English · derived fromcharacter+voice
  3. Japanese · borrowed fromCV
  4. English todayCV

Abbreviation. * (anime, Japanimation): From Japanese CV (CV), from English character+voice * (aircraft carrier): Initialism of cruiser (“croiseur”) + French voler (“to fly”).

Words from the same roots

Frenchvoler all →

CVN

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.