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Where does “tripolare” come from?

tripolare (Italian) comes from Italian polare, from Latin polāris, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

tripolare (Italian): tripolar; tripartite; tripartisan

Definitions

  1. tripolar; tripartite; tripartisan

Ancestry of “tripolare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpolarepolar; freezing
2Latinpolāris—
3Latinpoluspole
4Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “tripolare”

  • tripolarismo
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