Where does “contrapolar” come from?

contrapolar (English) comes from English polar, from Latin polāris, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

contrapolar (English): At opposite poles

Definitions

  1. At opposite poles

Ancestry of “contrapolar”, step by step

contrapolar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English polar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpolarOf or having a pole or polarity; Of, relating to,...
2Latinpolāris
3Latinpoluspole
4Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via English Contra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishContraA member of any of various rightist guerrilla...
2Latincontrāagainst
3Latinubīwhere? in what place?, in which place?
4Latincubī
5Proto-Italic*kʷuðeiwhere
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-