Etymology

off-piste

Today it means: Not specially prepared or designated for skiing, hence viewed as more exciting but also more dangerous. Full definition →

English piste ← French piste
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The story

  1. Englishoff-
  2. Frenchpiste
  3. Englishpiste
  4. English todayoff-piste

From off- + piste.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.