Etymology of the English word parafoil
the English word
parafoilderived from the English word
para-derived from the English word
airfoilderived from the English word
airderived from the French word
airderived from the Latin word
aer (air; atmosphere, sky)
derived from the Greek word
aer, ἀήρ (air; by analogy, to blow); 'air' (as naturally circumambient))
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-derived from the English word
foilderived from the Old French word
foillederived from the Latin word
foliaderived from the Late Latin word
folium (leaf)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*bhel-Derivations in English
paraglider,
paraglidingUsage
Word found in Modern English
