- fótstán
- m (-es/-as) base, pedestal
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
pedestal — 1560s, base supporting a column, statue, etc., from M.Fr. piédestal (1540s), from It. piedistallo base of a pillar, from pie foot + di of + stallo stall, place, seat, from a Germanic source (see STALL (Cf. stall) (n.1). Spelling in English influe … Etymology dictionary