English
Pinoy step
From Pinoy + step.
Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus ‘swift, quick’
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Spanish Felipe
Spanish filipino
Tagalog Pilipino ‘Filipino’
Tagalog Pinoy ‘a Filipino’
English Pinoy
Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- ‘to support’
Proto-Germanic *stapjaną ‘to step’
Proto-West Germanic *stappjan ‘to step’
Old English steppan ‘to step’
Middle English steppen ‘to step’
English step
Today it means
noun A basketball move in which an offensive player picks up their dribble, does a pump fake, then proceeds to drive with the last two remaining legal steps to make an actual shot.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Pinoy step