Etymology

piedouche

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Today it means: A small pedestal used to support a bust, a vase, etc. Full definition →

French piédouche ← Italian peduccio
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The story

  1. Italian · derived frompeduccio“console, corbel”
  2. French · borrowed frompiédouche
  3. English todaypiedouche

Borrowed from French piédouche, itself a borrowing from Italian peduccio (“console, corbel”).

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