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 πόλος →Every word from Latin polus →