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1 3rd November 23:20
geoff may
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"Plane" comes from the Greek word "planos" which means "wandering".

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2 3rd November 23:20
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Did you read that somewhere - or do you have actual experience being a
Greek?

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3 3rd November 23:20
geoff may
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Interesting. Slightly different from my dictionary. I do concede that my
dictionary may be in error, though. Personally, I thought it came from
the Greek word but I am not 100% certain of that.

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4 3rd November 23:20
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Geoff -

I just thought I'd beat Art to it...

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5 3rd November 23:20
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I believe you're thinking of "planet" here. The planets were regarded
as being "wanderers" because they seemed to wander in relation to the
stars.

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6 3rd November 23:21
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In article <bdtms7$2135$1@otis.netspace.net.au>, The Raven
<wsmc@flashmail.com> writes


Here's a bunch of stuff from the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary:
(the numbers show the century when usage was first noted; M19 = mid
19th, etc.)


aeroplane n. & v. M19. [In sense A.1 f. AERO- + PLANE; in sense A.2 f.
Fr. aéroplane, f. aéro- AERO- + Gk -planos wandering.]

A n. <unknown>
1 An aerofoil. M19-E20.
2 An aircraft that is heavier than air and has fixed (non-rotating)
wings. L19.
B v.i. Fly like or in an aeroplane. E20.


aero- comb. form of Gk aer air. Often spec. w. ref. to aeroplanes and
aviation.


plane E17. [L planum flat surface, use as n. of neut. of planus PLAIN,
introduced in 17 as refash. of PLAIN to express the geometrical and
allied uses (cf. Fr. plan which similarly replaced plain).]

c A relatively thin, flat or slightly curved, usu. movable structure
used to produce an upwards, downwards, or occas. lateral force by the
flow of the surrounding air or water over its surface; an aerofoil, a
hydrofoil; spec. a hydroplane on a submarine. Cf. AEROPLANE E19.

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7 3rd November 23:21
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I wonder what the Wright brothers called their machine?

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8 3rd November 23:21
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The Wright "Flyer"?
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9 3rd November 23:21
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Since the usage is British (and I think "aeroplane" precedes
"airplane") I turn to the Shorter Oxford, which sez:

middle 19th century (!)

from the French (we will have to call it a Freedom Craft, I suppose)

in which language aero means aero

and plane is from the Greek planos = wandering


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10 3rd November 23:21
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You can be certain. The folks at Oxford University Press agree with
you, and OUP is God.

The Shorter Oxford for meanings and derivations.

Webster's Collegiate for pronunciation, American usage, and the
meaning of new words until the next SOED comes out in about ten years


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