Where does “pivot” come from?

pivot (French) comes from Old French pivot — hinge pin, pivot, penis.

pivot (French): pivot; fulcrum; lynchpin

Definitions

  1. pivot; fulcrum; lynchpin

Ancestry of “pivot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpivothinge pin, pivot, penis

Words derived from “pivot

Every word from Old French pivot
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