pòl
Occitan
noun
Definitions
- pole the extreme of an axis
- pole a point of magnetic focus
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
- polo 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