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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: French aviation #117930 12/18/03 05:51 PM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK D dxb Pooh-Bah dxb Pooh-Bah D Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK Didn't 'pilot' come to English via the French? ~ dxb Perhaps, but not to aviation. It was already in English when it came to aviation. AHD4 doesn't list a date for its entry into English. MWO says 1530. ~ Faldage Well, it must've been that guy Leonardo and his sketches. Anyway I guess it was the French who first applied it to the aviateur! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted French aviation wwh 12/18/03 02:18 PM Re: French aviation Faldage 12/18/03 02:24 PM Re: French aviation wwh 12/18/03 03:14 PM Re: French aviation dxb 12/18/03 03:23 PM Re: French aviation Faldage 12/18/03 03:34 PM Re: French aviation wwh 12/18/03 04:36 PM Re: French aviation dxb 12/18/03 05:51 PM Re: French aviation wwh 12/18/03 05:56 PM Re: French aviation Faldage 12/18/03 06:10 PM Re: French aviation wwh 12/18/03 06:26 PM Re: French aviation wwh 12/18/03 03:22 PM Re: French aviation Buffalo Shrdlu 12/18/03 03:24 PM Re: French aviation dxb 12/18/03 03:29 PM Re: curse you, Red Baron! Buffalo Shrdlu 12/18/03 03:39 PM Re: curse you, Red Baron! wwh 12/18/03 04:02 PM Re: French aviation wwh 12/19/03 02:38 PM Re: French aviation wwh 12/18/03 04:21 PM Re: French aviation wwh 12/18/03 07:15 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,997 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 729 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 24 A C Bowden 15 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,958 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,956 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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