Where does “pivote” come from?

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

pivote (Galician): pivot

Definitions

  1. pivot

Ancestry of “pivote”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpivotpivot; fulcrum; lynchpin
2Old Frenchpivothinge pin, pivot, penis
Every word from Old French pivotEvery word from French pivot
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