Where does “off-piste” come from?
off-piste (English) comes from English piste, from French piste, from Italian pista, from Italian pesta, from Italian pestare, from Latin pisto, from Latin pīnsō, from Spanish pienso — to stretch.
off-piste (English): Not specially prepared or designated for skiing,...
Definitions
- Not specially prepared or designated for skiing,...
Ancestry of “off-piste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | piste | A downhill trail; The field of play of a fencing... |
| 2 | French | piste | track or trail; track; lead, hint |
| 3 | Italian | pista | track, trail, scent, clue; track, racetrack,... |
| 4 | Italian | pesta | footprint; mess, trouble; third-person singular... |
| 5 | Italian | pestare | to crush, grind, pound; to trample, step on,... |
| 6 | Latin | pisto | to pound |
| 7 | Latin | pīnsō | — |
| 8 | Spanish | pienso | animal feed; thought |
| 9 | Latin | pēnsum | — |
| 10 | Latin | pendō | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | pendō | hang, put in a hanging position |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)péndeti | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pend- | to stretch |
Words derived from “off-piste”