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Where does “giropilota” come from?

giropilota (Italian) comes 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.

giropilota (Italian): autopilot

Definitions

  1. autopilot

Ancestry of “giropilota”, step by step

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