Where does “micropool” come from?
micropool (English) comes from English Pool, from Middle English pool, from Old English pōl, from Proto-West Germanic *pōl, from Proto-Germanic pōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European bale-, from Yoruba ilé — home; house.
micropool (English): A shallow artificial pool installed at the bottom...
Definitions
- A shallow artificial pool installed at the bottom...
Ancestry of “micropool”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Pool | — |
| 2 | Middle English | pool | — |
| 3 | Old English | pōl | pool |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *pōl | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pōlaz | pool |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bale- | bog, marsh |
| 7 | Yoruba | ilé | home; house |