polaire

of a pole (of an axis); polar

Related: aurore polaire, cercle polaire, nuit polaire, ours polaire, renard polaire

Inherited from Middle French polaire, from Medieval Latin polāris (“relating to poles”), from Latin polus (“pole or end of an axis”), from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos, “sky, pivot or axis of a sphere”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷolo- (“turn around”), from *kʷel- (“to move around, to roll or wheel”).

fleece; fleece jacket

Inherited from Middle French polaire, from Medieval Latin polāris (“relating to poles”), from Latin polus (“pole or end of an axis”), from Ancient Greek πόλος (pólos, “sky, pivot or axis of a sphere”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷolo- (“turn around”), from *kʷel- (“to move around, to roll or wheel”).