multipolar

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1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
3. Proto-Italic*moltos
4. Latinmultus
5. Latinmultī
6. Middle Englishmulti-
7. Englishmulti-
8. Proto-Indo-European*kʷel-
9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷól-os
10. Proto-Hellenic*pólos
11. Ancient Greekπόλος (pólos)
12. Latinpolus
13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
15. Late Latinpolāri
16. Englishpolar
17. English todaymultipolar

From multi- + polar.

First known use, by meaning

• from 19th c. Having more than two poles.
• from 20th c. Of or relating to an international system in which a number of states wield most of the cultural, economic, and political influence.