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Where does “tripolarismo” come from?

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

tripolarismo (Italian): tripartisanship, a three-way political system

Definitions

  1. tripartisanship, a three-way political system

Ancestry of “tripolarismo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantripolaretripolar; tripartite; tripartisan
2Italianpolarepolar; freezing
3Latinpolāris—
4Latinpoluspole
5Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
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