Where does “piétonner” come from?
piétonner (French) comes from French piéton, from French pied, from Middle French pied, from Old French pié, from Latin pēs, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
piétonner (French): To walk
Ancestry of “piétonner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | piéton | pedestrian |
| 2 | French | pied | foot; leg, foot; An old unit of measure equal to... |
| 3 | Middle French | pied | foot |
| 4 | Old French | pié | foot |
| 5 | Latin | pēs | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |