Where does “pole” come from?

pole (Galician) comes from Latin pollen, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

pole (Galician): pollen; Pole position

Definitions

  1. pollen; Pole position

Ancestry of “pole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpollenflour, fine flour, milldust; fine powder dust
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Latin pollen →