Etymology of the English word flagpole
the English word
flagpolederived from the English word
flagderived from the English word
polederived from the Old French word
polederived from the Latin word
polus (little; small; small amount; pole, end of an axis)
derived from the Greek word
polos, πῶλος (a 'foal' or 'filly'; a young ass)
derived from the Greek word
polein, πωλεῖν
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pel-derived from the Greek word
pelomai, πέλομαι
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷel-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*pal-Usage
Word found in Modern English
