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Where does “impolarily” come from?

impolarily (English) comes from English polary, from English Pole, from Middle English pole, from Old French poule, from Vulgar Latin pulla, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.

impolarily (English): Not according to or in the direction of the poles

Definitions

  1. Not according to or in the direction of the poles

Ancestry of “impolarily”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpolaryTending towards a pole
2EnglishPoleA person from Poland or of Polish descent
3Middle Englishpole—
4Old Frenchpoulehen
5Vulgar Latinpullanominative feminine singular of pullus;...
6LatinpullusA young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanpolHwóspale, gray
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpelH-pale, gray
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