Where does “pool” come from?

pool (Dutch) comes from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

pool (Dutch): magnetic pole; electrical pole; an opposing side...

Definitions

  1. magnetic pole; electrical pole; an opposing side...

Ancestry of “pool”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpoluspole
2Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “pool

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-