Where does “monopôle” come from?
monopôle (French) comes from French pôle, from Middle French pôle, from Old French pole, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
monopôle (French): monopole
Ancestry of “monopôle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | pôle | pole; centre, hub |
| 2 | Middle French | pôle | — |
| 3 | Old French | pole | — |
| 4 | Latin | polus | pole |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πόλος | pivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |