pirouette (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[pirouette 词源字典]
1706, from French pirouette "spinning top; pirouette in dancing," from Middle French pirouet "spinning top" (15c.), from Gallo-Roman root *pir- "peg, plug" (source of Italian piruolo "peg top") + diminutive suffix -ette.[pirouette etymology, pirouette origin, 英语词源]
pirouette (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1822, from pirouette (n.) and also from French pirouetter. Related: Pirouetted; pirouetting.