Etymology

pulpit

pul·pit
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Today it means: A raised platform in a church, sometimes enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon; also, the lectern on such a platform. Full definition →

Middle English pulpit ← Old French pulpite ← Latin pulpitum
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  1. Latin · derived frompulpitum“platform”
  2. Old French · derived frompulpite
  3. Middle English · inherited frompulpit
  4. English todaypulpit

From Middle English pulpit, from Old French pulpite and Latin pulpitum (“platform”). Doublet of pulpitum and polypus. Piecewise doublet of polypod.

Words from the same roots

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