Where does “lodgepole” come from?
Lodgepole comes from English lodge and pole, where pole derives from Middle French pole, Latin polus, Latin palus, and Proto-Indo-European kʷel-.
lodgepole (English): A lodgepole pine or its wood
Definitions
- A lodgepole pine or its wood
Ancestry of “lodgepole”, step by step
lodgepole traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English lodge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lodge | A building for recreational use such as a hunting... |
| 2 | French | loger | To lodge, to stay, to be lodging; To find a... |
| 3 | Middle French | logier | to lodge |
| 4 | Old French | logier | to lodge (stay non-permanently) |
| 5 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 6 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English Pole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pole | A person from Poland or of Polish descent |
| 2 | Middle English | pole | pole, stake, staff |
| 3 | Old French | poule | hen |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pulla | nominative feminine singular of pullus;... |
| 5 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |