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Where does “transpolar” come from?

transpolar (English) comes from English trans-, from Latin trāns, from Latin Padus, from Lepontic Bodincus, from Proto-Indo-European bʰudʰmḗn, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewbʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

transpolar (English): extending across, or crossing one of the poles,...

Definitions

  1. extending across, or crossing one of the poles,...

Ancestry of “transpolar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtrans-Across, through, over, beyond, to or on the other...
2Latintrāns—
3LatinPadus—
4LeponticBodincus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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