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Where does “macrodipole” come from?

macrodipole (English) comes from English dipole, 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.

macrodipole (English): A large-scale dipole

Definitions

  1. A large-scale dipole

Ancestry of “macrodipole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdipoleany object that is oppositely charged at two...
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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