Where does “Kampfpilot” come from?
Kampfpilot (German) comes from German 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, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
Kampfpilot (German): fighter pilot
Definitions
- fighter pilot
Ancestry of “Kampfpilot”, step by step
Kampfpilot traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Pilot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pilot | pilot one who steers an aircraft |
| 2 | Italian | pilota | pilot; driver; third-person singular present... |
| 3 | Latin | pedota | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πηδόν | oar; blade of an oar, oar |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via German kampf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kampf | struggle, battle, campaign, fight |
| 2 | Middle High German | kampf | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kampf | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kamp | field; battle |
| 5 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |