Where does “pôle” come from?

pôle (French) comes from Middle French pôle, from Old French pole, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

pôle (French): pole; centre, hub

Definitions

  1. pole; centre, hub

Ancestry of “pôle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpôle
2Old Frenchpole
3Latinpoluspole
4Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “pôle

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Ancient Greek πόλοςEvery word from Latin polus
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