Where does “polaire” come from?

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

polaire (French): polar

Definitions

  1. polar

Ancestry of “polaire”, step by step

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

Words derived from “polaire

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