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Where does “antipolar” come from?

antipolar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese polar, from Latin polāris, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

antipolar (Portuguese): antipolar

Definitions

  1. antipolar

Ancestry of “antipolar”, step by step

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