Etymology of the English word polestar
the English word
polestarderived from the English word
polederived from the English word
starderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ster-derived from the New Latin word
Stella Polarisderived 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 Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷel-derived from the Greek word
pelomai, πέλομαι
derived from the Greek word
polein, πωλεῖν
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*pel-Usage
Word found in Modern English
