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