Words that come from Proto-Hellenic “poľľós”

138 words across 17 languages descend from Proto-Hellenic poľľós — including polite, politely, politeness, polio, extrapolation, extrapolate, impolite, poliomyelitis.

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Latin (36)

English (35)

French (17)

Italian (15)

Spanish (8)

Portuguese (7)

Galician (4)

Norman (3)

Ancient Greek (2)

Hungarian (2)

Dutch (2)

German (2)

Catalan (1)

Sicilian (1)

Japanese (1)

Old French (1)

Norwegian Bokmål (1)