Where does “pivotality” come from?
pivotality (English) comes from English pivotal, from English pivot, from Catalan pevet, from Catalan peu, from Old Occitan pe, from Latin pēdem, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
pivotality (English): The quality or degree of being pivotal
Definitions
- The quality or degree of being pivotal
Ancestry of “pivotality”, step by step
pivotality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pivotal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pivotal | Of, relating to, or being a pivot; Being of... |
| 2 | English | pivot | A thing on which something turns; specifically a... |
| 3 | Catalan | pevet | censer |
| 4 | Catalan | peu | foot |
| 5 | Old Occitan | pe | foot |
| 6 | Latin | pēdem | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |