helicóptero
Portuguese
/e.li.ˈkɔpi.te.ɾu/
noun
Definitions
- helicopter an aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover
Etymology
Borrowed from French hélicoptère derived from Ancient Greek ἕλιξ (spiral, something twisted, something twisted spiral).
Origin
Ancient Greek
ἕλιξ
Gloss
spiral, something twisted, something twisted spiral
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- helicopter English
- helikopteri Finnish
- helix Latin
- elicottero Italian
- helikopter Dutch, Flemish
- héli- French
- hélice French
- hélicoptère French
- helicóptero Spanish, Castilian
- ἕλικος Ancient Greek
- ἕλιξ Ancient Greek
- *welH- Proto-Indo-European
- anti-helicóptero Portuguese
- helikopter Swedish
- helikopter Danish
- helicóptero Galician
- elicopter Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- helikopter Turkish
- helikopter Azerbaijani
- អេលីកុបទែរ Central Khmer