Where does “poles” come from?
poles (Asturian) comes from Asturian por, from Late Latin pōr, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
poles (Asturian): for the, by the
Definitions
- for the, by the
Ancestry of “poles”, step by step
poles traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Asturian por
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asturian | por | for; by |
| 2 | Late Latin | pōr | — |
| 3 | Latin | prō | for |
| 4 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 5 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |