Greek/Latin combination: “aereo” (adjective - something which moves in the air)
“plane” : piatto (noun - flat object).
We simply call it 'aereo".
The full word “aeroplano” (rarely used), from the original French version, like the British.
I love a little Grammar/Vocab analysis every now and then 
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Gosh!
Quite an educational post to accompany my very first coffee of the day Rose 
Yes, perhaps because tomorrow I have some English language lessons to do with some children and teenagers.
My brain is getting prepared 
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Every time I see an Airbus A380 I say “that’s a big Fokker” 
No July… 
It means Jane has ‘Flights of fancy’ occasionally…
My brother always called them aeroplanes. He was an aeronautical engineer by trade and worked in an aeroplane company plus the RAF.
Good for him, never heard of an Airnautical Engineer, this debate is sorted.
It’s called an ‘Aeroplane’ because it’s a plane, and it’s aerodynamic…
However, how often do we use the term ‘Motor Carriage’ for ‘Car’…
The Americans do have a tendency to be lazy with the English Language though…
Center, thru, tire, Aluuuuuminum…among a host of others…
