Where does “multipol” come from?

multipol (Romanian) comes from Proto-Indo-European pōl-, from Slovincian pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

multipol (Romanian): multipole

Definitions

  1. multipole

Ancestry of “multipol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpōl-—
2Slovincianpólhalf
3Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Slovincian pól →