English
helitack
Blend of helicopter + attack.
A blend of helicopter + attack
Proto-Indo-European *peth₂- ‘to spread out’
Proto-Indo-European *péth₂r̥ ‘wing’
Proto-Hellenic *pterón
Ancient Greek πτερόν ‘feather, wing’
French hélicoptère
English helicopter
Frankish *stakkijan ‘to stick, attach’
Italian attaccare ‘to join, attach’
French attaquer
French attaque
English attack
Today it means
noun A member of a team of wildland firefighters who are transported by helicopter to fight a fire.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / helitack