Etymology of arabic words: the word هليكوبتر
(helicobter) means helicopter and has its roots in the Greek language. According to Wikipedia .... “The word helicopter is adapted from the French hélicoptère, coined by Gustave de Ponton d'Amecourt in... 1861, which originates from the Greek words eliks- (ἕλιξ) = helix, twisted, curved" and pteron (πτερόν) = "wing". In Greek of course is ελικόπτερο (elikoptero) and in Turkish helikopter.
(helicobter) means helicopter and has its roots in the Greek language. According to Wikipedia .... “The word helicopter is adapted from the French hélicoptère, coined by Gustave de Ponton d'Amecourt in... 1861, which originates from the Greek words eliks- (ἕλιξ) = helix, twisted, curved" and pteron (πτερόν) = "wing". In Greek of course is ελικόπτερο (elikoptero) and in Turkish helikopter.
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