Where does “pivot” come from?

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

pivot (Spanish): center US, CA, centre UK the player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket

Definitions

  1. center US, CA, centre UK the player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket

Ancestry of “pivot”, step by step

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