Where does “pivotar” come from?

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

pivotar (Spanish): to pivot

Definitions

  1. to pivot

Ancestry of “pivotar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpivoterto pivot, swivel, revolve; to turn on one's heel
2French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
3Middle French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;...
4Old 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 →