he word
airplane, like
aeroplane, derives from the French
aéroplane, which comes from the
Greek ἀήρ (
aēr), "air"
[7] and either
Latin planus, "level",
[8] or Greek πλάνος (
planos), "wandering".
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Airplane - Wikipedia in commercial service for more than 50 years, from 1958 to at least 2013. Etymology and usage First attested in English in the late 19th century (prior to the first sustained powered flight), t<span>he word airplane, like aeroplane, derives from the French aéroplane, which comes from the Greek ἀήρ (aēr), "air"[7] and either Latin planus, "level",[8] or Greek πλάνος (planos), "wandering".[9][10] "Aéroplane" originally referred just to the wing, as it is a plane moving through the air.[11] In an example of synecdoche, the word for the wing came to refer to the entire aircr Summary
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