Where does “pilotprosjekt” come from?

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

pilotprosjekt (Norwegian Nynorsk): 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 Nynorsk pilot

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

via Norwegian Nynorsk prosjekt

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