Where does “pilotry” come from?
pilotry (English) comes from English pilot, from Middle French pilot, from Italian piloto, from Latin pillottus.
pilotry (English): pilotage; skill in the duties of a pilot
Definitions
- pilotage; skill in the duties of a pilot
Ancestry of “pilotry”, step by step
pilotry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pilot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pilot | A person who steers a ship, a helmsman; A person... |
| 2 | Middle French | pilot | stake |
| 3 | Italian | piloto | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 4 | Latin | pillottus | — |
via English ry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ry | A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems |