Where does “pivotless” come from?

pivotless (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.

pivotless (English): Without a pivot

Definitions

Without a pivot

Ancestry of “pivotless”, step by step

pivotless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pivot

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
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

via English less

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	less	To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2	Middle English	les	false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3	Old English	lēas	false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4	Proto-Germanic	*laus	—

Words derived from “pivotless”

pivotlessness

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →