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Where does “pilotabile” come from?

pilotabile (Italian) comes from Italian pilotare, from Latin pilotus, 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.

pilotabile (Italian): steerable; that can be manipulated or influenced

Definitions

  1. steerable; that can be manipulated or influenced

Ancestry of “pilotabile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpilotareto pilot; to drive
2Latinpilotus—
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
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