Where does “polair” come from?

polair (Dutch) comes from French polaire, from Middle French polaire, from Latin polāris, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

polair (Dutch): polar

Definitions

  1. polar

Ancestry of “polair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpolairepolar
2Middle Frenchpolaire
3Latinpolāris
4Latinpoluspole
5Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Ancient Greek πόλοςEvery word from Latin polus