Where does “Pol” come from?
Pol (Dutch) comes from Dutch Apollonius, from Ancient Greek Ἀπολλώνιος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
Ancestry of “Pol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Dutch | Apollonius | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἀπολλώνιος | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐος | belonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |