229: aeroplane versus airplane Jul 25, 2015

Sometimes in standardized languages, it is easiest to understand the etymology of a word in the most original possible spelling. The commonly North American word, 'airplane', is spelt by the British: 'aeroplane'. This word comes from French 'aéroplane', from the Greek, "aéro-" meaning ‘air’ and "-planos which means ‘wandering', denoting the often seemingly random motion of birds.