Where does “πολική αρκούδα” come from?

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

πολική αρκούδα (Greek): polar bear

Definitions

  1. polar bear

Ancestry of “πολική αρκούδα”, step by step

πολική αρκούδα traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek πολικός

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekπολικόςpolar, Arctic
2Frenchpolairepolar
3Middle Frenchpolaire
4Latinpolāris
5Latinpoluspole
6Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Greek αρκούδα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekαρκούδαbear
2Byzantine Greekἀρκούδα
3Ancient GreekἌρκτοςUrsa Major
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ŕ̥tḱosbear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂r̥tḱósdestroying
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Ancient Greek πόλοςEvery word from Latin polus