Etymology

polywheel

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Today it means: Synonym of omni wheel. Full definition →

English wheel ← Middle English whel ← Old English hwēol
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-redup.
  6. Proto-Indo-European*kʷekʷléh₂
  7. Proto-Germanic*hweulō
  8. Old Englishhwēol
  9. Middle Englishwhel
  10. Englishwheel
  11. English todaypolywheel

From poly- + wheel.

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