Etymology

ambipolar

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Today it means: Reacting to both positive and negative polarity. Full definition →

English polar ← Late Latin polāri ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
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The story

  1. Englishambi-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kʷel-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*kʷól-os
  4. Proto-Hellenic*pólos
  5. Ancient Greekπόλος (pólos)
  6. Latinpolus
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  9. Late Latinpolāri
  10. Englishpolar
  11. English todayambipolar

From ambi- + polar.

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