Where does “Pilotenschein” come from?

Pilotenschein (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.

Pilotenschein (German): pilot license

Definitions

  1. pilot license

Ancestry of “Pilotenschein”, step by step

Pilotenschein 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 Schein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanScheinshine, gleam, flash; certificate, ticket; bill,...
2Middle High Germanschīn
3Old High Germanscīn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-