Where does “bipolarly” come from?
bipolarly (English) comes from English bipolar, from English polar, from Latin polāris, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
bipolarly (English): At each of two poles; in a bipolar fashion
Definitions
- At each of two poles; in a bipolar fashion
Ancestry of “bipolarly”, step by step
bipolarly traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bipolar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bipolar | Involving or having both extremes or poles at the... |
| 2 | English | polar | Of or having a pole or polarity; Of, relating to,... |
| 3 | Latin | polāris | — |
| 4 | Latin | polus | pole |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόλος | pivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |