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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchApollonius—
2Ancient GreekἈπολλώνιος—
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →