Etymograph

English

helichopper

Blend of helicopter + chopper.

A blend of helicopter + chopper

Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to spread out’

Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ‘wing’

Proto-Hellenic *pterón

Ancient Greek πτερόν ‘feather, wing’

French hélicoptère

English helicopter

Today it means

noun helicopter

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / helichopper