Where does “pulpit” come from?

pulpit (Middle English) comes from Latin pulpitum, from Latin pulpita, from Old French pulpite.

pulpit (Middle English): A pulpit; A podium for non-religious oratory; A...

Definitions

  1. A pulpit; A podium for non-religious oratory; A...

Ancestry of “pulpit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpulpitumplatform, scaffold, or pulpit for public...
2Latinpulpitanominative plural of pulpitum; accusative plural...
3Old Frenchpulpite—

Words derived from “pulpit”

Every word from Old French pulpite →Every word from Latin pulpita →Every word from Latin pulpitum →