pulpit

Polish

noun

Definitions

desktop (the main graphical user interface of an operating system)

Etymology

Derived from Latin pulpitum (platform, stage, tribune, pulpit, scaffold).

Origin

Latin

pulpitum

Gloss

platform, stage, tribune, pulpit, scaffold

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

pulpitum Latin
Pult German
pulpitus Hungarian
pulpito Italian
pupitre French
púlpito Spanish, Castilian
πολύποδα Ancient Greek
pult Norwegian Bokmål
pult Norwegian Nynorsk
pulpit Middle English
pulpite Old French
pulpet Middle High German