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Etymology of the French word polir

the Old French word polir
derived from the Latin word polire (smooth, polish; refine)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pel-

Derivations in French

dépolir, polissable, polissage, polisseur, polissoir, polissure, repolir, polissoire

Derivations in other languages

English polish

Cognates

Dutch polijsten, English polish, German Polier, German polieren, Italian pulire, Norwegian polere, Spanish pulir, Swedish polera

Usage

Word found in Old French



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