-copter
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The clipped form copter predates it, which raises the question of compounding versus affixing, but regardless, it is now widely reanalyzed as a suffix derived from helicopter.
Suffix
[edit]-copter
- referring to a vehicle that works with one or more vertical rotors similar to that of a helicopter
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- copter
- heli
- heli- (and derivatives therefrom)