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
Ancestry of “pivotless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | pivot | A thing on which something turns; specifically a... |
| 2 | Catalan | pevet | — |
| 3 | Catalan | peu | foot |
| 4 | Old Occitan | pe | foot |
| 5 | Latin | pēdem | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |