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Where does “pilóta” come from?

pilóta (Hungarian) 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.

pilóta (Hungarian): pilot

Definitions

  1. pilot

Ancestry of “pilóta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPilotpilot
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-Europeanpóds—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “pilóta”

  • berepülőpilóta
  • pilóták
  • pilótafülke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →