Where does “quadripolaire” come from?

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

quadripolaire (French): quadripolar, tetrapolar

Definitions

  1. quadripolar, tetrapolar

Ancestry of “quadripolaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpolairepolar
2Middle Frenchpolaire—
3Latinpolāris—
4Latinpoluspole
5Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλος →Every word from Latin polus →