Where does “piédestal” come from?
piédestal (French) comes from Italian piedistallo, from Italian dì, from Italian circolazione, from Latin circulatio, from Latin -tiō, from Latin dissertātiō, from Latin dissertus, from Latin disserere — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.
piédestal (French): pedestal
Definitions
- pedestal
Ancestry of “piédestal”, step by step
piédestal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian piedistallo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | piedistallo | pedestal |
| 2 | Italian | dì | day; daytime; second-person singular imperative... |
| 3 | Italian | circolazione | traffic |
| 4 | Latin | circulatio | revolution (circular course), circulation |
| 5 | Latin | -tiō | tion, -ation, -ing |
| 6 | Latin | dissertātiō | (spoken) dissertation, discourse, disquisition |
| 7 | Latin | dissertus | arranged, disposed; explained |
| 8 | Latin | disserere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 9 | Latin | dis- | asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;... |
| 10 | Latin | calceus | shoe |
| 11 | Latin | calx | limestone; chalk; the finish line |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | χάλιξ | small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble |
via Italian piedestallo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | piedestallo | Alternative form of piedistallo |