Where does “pivotlessness” come from?
pivotlessness (English) comes from English pivotless, 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.
pivotlessness (English): Absence of a pivot
Definitions
- Absence of a pivot
Ancestry of “pivotlessness”, step by step
pivotlessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pivotless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pivotless | Without a pivot |
| 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 |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |