polo

Spanish

noun

Definitions

(geography) pole

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin polus (pole) derived from Ancient Greek πόλος (axis of rotation, axis, pivot, hinge).

Origin

Ancient Greek

πόλος

Gloss

axis of rotation, axis, pivot, hinge

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

pooli Finnish
polaris Latin
polus Latin
polo Italian
pool Dutch, Flemish
polista Spanish, Castilian
πόλος Ancient Greek
*kʷel- Proto-Indo-European
polo Portuguese
pol Norwegian Nynorsk
pullian Old English
pol Danish
pól Czech
pole Old French
pol Serbo-Croatian
пол Serbo-Croatian
polo Ido
pôle Norman
pole Middle French
pòl Occitan

polista