English
floatplane
From float + plane.
Proto-Indo-European *plewd- ‘to float, swim, fly’
Proto-Germanic *flutōną ‘to float’
Proto-West Germanic *flotōn ‘to float’
Old English flotian ‘to float’
Middle English floten ‘to float’
English float
Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- ‘flat’
Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂nós
Proto-Italic *plānos
Latin plānus ‘plain’
Latin plānum ‘flat surface’
English plane
Today it means
noun A seaplane that has floats for landing or taking off from the water.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / floatplane