Where does “pool” come from?
Pool comes from French poule, from Latin pullus meaning young animal, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European roots peh₂w-, pāǵe-, and peh₂ǵ-.
pool (English): A small and rather deep collection of fresh...
Definitions
- A small and rather deep collection of fresh...
Ancestry of “pool”, step by step
pool traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English pol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pol | A pool or pond; a small body of still water especially natural} |
| 2 | Old English | pōl | pool |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *pōl | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | pōlaz | pool |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bale- | bog, marsh |
| 6 | Yoruba | ilé | home; house |
via Middle English pole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pole | pole, stake, staff |
| 2 | Old French | poule | hen |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pulla | nominative feminine singular of pullus;... |
| 4 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |
via Middle English pool
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | pool | — |