Where does “pivoting” come from?
Pivoting comes from English pivot, from French pivot, from Old French pivot, likely referring to a pin or peg that serves as a turning point.
pivoting (English): present participle of pivot; A motion by which...
Definitions
- present participle of pivot; A motion by which...
Ancestry of “pivoting”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pivot | A thing on which something turns; specifically a... |
| 2 | Catalan | pevet | censer |
| 3 | Catalan | peu | foot |
| 4 | Old Occitan | pe | foot |
| 5 | Latin | pēdem | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “pivoting”