pool

Dutch (Brabantic)

noun
Definitions
  • magnetic pole (especially of the Earth and other celestial bodies)
  • electrical pole (e.g. of a battery)
  • (figuratively) an opposing side of a principle or a doctrine

Etymology

Derived from Latin polus (pole) derived from Ancient Greek πόλος (axis of rotation, axis, pivot, hinge) root from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷel-

Gloss

turn, move, going around, revolve, far, dwell, and therefore to sojourn, revolve around

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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