Where does “pivote” come from?

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

pivote (Spanish): pivot

Definitions

  1. pivot

Ancestry of “pivote”, step by step

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