Where does “pivotare” come from?

pivotare (Romanian) comes from Romanian pivota, from French pivoter, from French -er, from Middle French -er, from Old French -ier — suffix used to form infinitives of first...

pivotare (Romanian): rotation

Definitions

  1. rotation

Ancestry of “pivotare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpivotato swing
2Frenchpivoterto pivot, swivel, revolve; to turn on one's heel
3French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
4Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
5Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...
Every word from Old French -ier →Every word from French -er →Every word from Middle French -er →