Where does “pivoter” come from?

pivoter (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

pivoter (English): One who or that which pivots, especially a muscle

Definitions

  1. One who or that which pivots, especially a muscle

Ancestry of “pivoter”, step by step

pivoter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pivot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpivotA thing on which something turns; specifically a...
2Catalanpevetcenser
3Catalanpeufoot
4Old Occitanpefoot
5Latinpēdem
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds
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