Where does “piloto” come from?
piloto (Portuguese) 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.
piloto (Portuguese): pilot; helmsman; pilot; racing driver
Definitions
- pilot; helmsman; pilot; racing driver
Ancestry of “piloto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | pilota | pilot; driver; third-person singular present... |
| 2 | Latin | pedota | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πηδόν | oar; blade of an oar, oar |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πούς | foot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “piloto”