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Where does “pivô” come from?

pivô (Portuguese) comes from French pivot, from Old French pivot — hinge pin, pivot, penis.

pivô (Portuguese): pivot; center

Definitions

  1. pivot; center

Ancestry of “pivô”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpivotpivot; fulcrum; lynchpin
2Old Frenchpivothinge pin, pivot, penis
Every word from Old French pivot →