Where does “dipolar” come from?

dipolar (Romanian) comes from French dipolaire, from French polaire, from Middle French polaire, from Latin polāris, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

dipolar (Romanian): dipolar

Definitions

  1. dipolar

Ancestry of “dipolar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdipolairedipolar; dipole
2Frenchpolairepolar
3Middle Frenchpolaire—
4Latinpolāris—
5Latinpoluspole
6Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- →Every word from Ancient Greek πόλος →Every word from Latin polus →