Where does “Pilotenlizenz” come from?

Pilotenlizenz (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.

Ancestry of “Pilotenlizenz”, step by step

Pilotenlizenz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pilot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPilotpilot one who steers an aircraft
2Italianpilotapilot; driver; third-person singular present...
3Latinpedota
4Ancient Greekπηδόνoar; blade of an oar, oar
5Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via German Lizenz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanLizenzlicense
2Latinlicentiaa license, freedom, liberty; a liberty which one...
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-
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