Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “pole” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpoluspole
2Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “pole”

  • polecat
  • monopôle
  • pôle
  • épipôle
  • dipôle
  • pol
  • pole
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →