Where does “pilottihanke” come from?
pilottihanke (Finnish) comes from Finnish pilotti, 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 — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
pilottihanke (Finnish): pilot project
Definitions
- pilot project
Ancestry of “pilottihanke”, step by step
pilottihanke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pilotti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pilotti | aviator, pilot, airman; pilot project |
| 2 | Swedish | pilot | a pilot |
| 3 | Italian | pilota | pilot; driver; third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Latin | pedota | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πηδόν | oar; blade of an oar, oar |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 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 |