Etymology

monopolar

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Today it means: Having a single pole Full definition →

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

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷel-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*kʷól-os
  8. Proto-Hellenic*pólos
  9. Ancient Greekπόλος (pólos)
  10. Latinpolus
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Late Latinpolāri
  14. Englishpolar
  15. English todaymonopolar

From mono- + polar.

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