Where does “pol” come from?

pol (Irish) comes from Middle French pôle, from Old French pole, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

pol (Irish): pole

Definitions

  1. pole

Ancestry of “pol”, step by step

pol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French pôle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpôle—
2Old Frenchpole—
3Latinpoluspole
4Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Old Irish Pól

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishPólPaul of Tarsus
2Latinpauluslittle, small
3Latinpaullus—

Words derived from “pol”

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