polus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- pole an extreme point of an axis
Etymology
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
- polecat English
- geenipooli Finnish
- meemipooli Finnish
- pooli Finnish
- poolinen Finnish
- pooliton Finnish
- vastapooli Finnish
- polaris Latin
- poláris Hungarian
- bipolo Italian
- monopolo Italian
- multipolo Italian
- polista Italian
- polo Italian
- quadripolo Italian
- Poolster Dutch, Flemish
- arbeidspool Dutch, Flemish
- banenpool Dutch, Flemish
- dipool Dutch, Flemish
- hemelpool Dutch, Flemish
- hoogpolig Dutch, Flemish
- monopool Dutch, Flemish
- multipool Dutch, Flemish
- noordpool Dutch, Flemish
- octopool Dutch, Flemish
- pool Dutch, Flemish
- poolbeer Dutch, Flemish
- pooldag Dutch, Flemish
- poollicht Dutch, Flemish
- poolnacht Dutch, Flemish
- poolster Dutch, Flemish
- poolvos Dutch, Flemish
- zuidpool Dutch, Flemish
- pôle French
- polista Spanish, Castilian
- polo Spanish, Castilian
- πόλος Ancient Greek
- *kʷel- Proto-Indo-European
- antipolo Portuguese
- polo Portuguese
- pol Norwegian Nynorsk
- pullian Old English
- pol Irish
- pol Danish
- monopól Czech
- protipól Czech
- pól Czech
- pole Old French
- pol Serbo-Croatian
- пол Serbo-Croatian
- póll Icelandic
- polala Ido
- polo Ido
- pôle Norman
- pole Middle French
- pòl Occitan