Etymology

hydrocopter

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Today it means: An amphibious catamaran propelled by an aircraft engine. Full definition →

English copter ← French hélicoptère ← Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón)
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The story

  1. Englishhydro-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*welH-
  3. Ancient Greekἕλιξ (hélix)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*peth₂-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*péth₂r̥
  6. Proto-Hellenic*pterón
  7. Ancient Greekπτερόν (pterón)
  8. Frenchhélicoptère
  9. Englishhelicopterclip.
  10. Englishcopter
  11. English todayhydrocopter

From hydro- + copter.

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