Talk:Pedestal

History note
For purposes of attribution, please note that some of the text in the page Pedestal may at various times have been copied across from the page Plinth, which is about more or less the same subject. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 16:43, 22 January 2018 (UTC)

Origin of the name
Is there any reference to this word originating from French piédestal or Italian piedistallo, as affirmed in the lead? Considering that pedestal is spelled exactly the same way in Spanish and Portuguese, it makes much more sense to believe it's a loanword from one of these two languages. —capmo (talk) 17:16, 29 December 2023 (UTC)