Etymology

aquaplane

aqua·plane
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Today it means: A board on which a person stands to ride for leisure which is pulled on a water surface by a motorboat. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*pleh₂-“flat”
  2. English todayaquaplane

PIE word *h₂ékʷeh₂ The noun is derived from aqua- (prefix meaning ‘water’) + plane (“flat or level surface”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat”)). The verb is derived from the noun, and is analysable as aqua- + plane (“to glide; to soar; to skim a water surface”).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂- all →

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