"plane, aeroplane" in seven languages
Meaningplane, aeroplane
Spanish
avión
/aˈbjon/
masc.borrowed · French avion
French
avion
/avjɔ̃/
masc.learned
Coined by the aviation pioneer Clément Ader in the 1890s.
Italian
aereo
/aˈɛreo/
masc.other source · short for aeroplano, from Greek aḗr 'air'
l'aereo
Portuguese
avião
/aviˈɐ̃w/
masc.borrowed · French avion
Romanian
avion
/aviˈon/
neut.borrowed · French avion
Catalan
avió
/əbiˈo/
masc.borrowed · French avion
English
plane
/pleɪn/
other source · short for aeroplane, from French aéroplane (Greek aḗr + plános 'wandering')
English → Italianplane, aeroplaneaereoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: aviation, aviary.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
AVEM (nom. AVIS)‘bird’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
French and Spanish fly in a 'big bird'; Italian in an 'air' thing. Italian aereo also means 'aerial'.
English relatives: aviation, aviary
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In a sentence
- esEl avión aterriza a mediodía.
- frL'avion atterrit à midi.
- itL'aereo atterra a mezzogiorno.
- ptO avião pousa ao meio-dia.
- roAvionul aterizează la prânz.
- caL'avió aterra a migdia.
- enThe plane lands at noon.