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Where does “pilotti” come from?

pilotti (Finnish) comes from Swedish pilot, from Italian pilota, from Latin pedota, from Ancient Greek πηδόν, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

pilotti (Finnish): aviator, pilot, airman; pilot project

Definitions

  1. aviator, pilot, airman; pilot project

Ancestry of “pilotti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpilot—
2Italianpilotapilot; driver; third-person singular present...
3Latinpedota—
4Ancient Greekπηδόνoar; blade of an oar, oar
5Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “pilotti”

  • pilottiprojekti
  • autopilotti
  • pilottihanke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →