Where does “pole” come from?

pole (Spanish) comes from English pole position — The top qualifying position for a race, on the inside of the front row at the starting line.

pole (Spanish): Pole position

Definitions

  1. Pole position

Ancestry of “pole”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpole positionThe top qualifying position for a race, on the inside of the front row at the starting line
Every word from English pole position