Where does “πολικός” come from?

πολικός (Greek) 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.

πολικός (Greek): polar, Arctic

Definitions

  1. polar, Arctic

Ancestry of “πολικός”, step by step

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

Words derived from “πολικός

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Ancient Greek πόλοςEvery word from Latin polus