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
Ancestry of “πολική αρκούδα”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Greek | πολικός | polar, Arctic |
| 2 | French | polaire | polar |
| 3 | Middle French | polaire | — |
| 4 | Latin | polāris | — |
| 5 | Latin | polus | pole |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πόλος | pivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |