Where does “pilotprosjekt” come from?

pilotprosjekt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål pilot, from French pilote, from Italian piloto, from Latin pillottus.

pilotprosjekt (Norwegian Bokmål): a pilot project

Definitions

  1. a pilot project

Ancestry of “pilotprosjekt”, step by step

pilotprosjekt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål pilot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpilotpilot (controller of an aircraft)
2Frenchpilotepilot; first-person singular present indicative...
3Italianpilotofirst-person singular present indicative of...
4Latinpillottus

via Norwegian Bokmål prosjekt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålprosjekta project
Every word from Latin pillottusEvery word from Italian pilotoEvery word from French pilote