escafandra

Concepts

diving suit

spacesuit

space suit

diving-dress

Synonyms

escafandro

Translations

scafandro

escafandre

autorespiratore

Tauchgerät

Tauchpanzer

Skaphander

σκάφανδρο

scaphandre

dalgıç elbisesi

Raumanzug

duikerpak

ruimtepak

escafandro

basınçlı pilot elbisesi

Hyphenated as

es‧ca‧fan‧dra

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eskaˈfandɾa/

Etymology

Borrowed from French: scaphandre

Cognate with Portuguese: escafandro

In summary

Borrowed from French scaphandre, from Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphē, “boat”) and ἀνδρός (andrós, “man”). Term first used in French in 1775 by Jean-Baptiste de la Chappelle. Cognate with Portuguese escafandro.