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Where does “off-pister” come from?

off-pister (English) comes from English off-piste, from English piste, from French piste, from Italian pista, from Italian pesta, from Italian pestare, from Latin pisto, from Latin pīnsō — to stretch.

off-pister (English): Someone who skis or snowboards off-piste

Definitions

  1. Someone who skis or snowboards off-piste

Ancestry of “off-pister”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishoff-pisteNot specially prepared or designated for skiing,...
2EnglishpisteA downhill trail; The field of play of a fencing...
3Frenchpistetrack or trail; track; lead, hint
4Italianpistatrack, trail, scent, clue; track, racetrack,...
5Italianpestafootprint; mess, trouble; third-person singular...
6Italianpestareto crush, grind, pound; to trample, step on,...
7Latinpistoto pound
8Latinpīnsō—
9Spanishpiensoanimal feed; thought
10Latinpēnsum—
11Latinpendō—
12Proto-Italicpendōhang, put in a hanging position
13Proto-Indo-European(s)péndeti—
14Proto-Indo-European(s)pend-to stretch
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