English word origin

Etymology of Polo

From Marco Polo, from Latin Marcus Paulus, from Paulus.

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Source etymology 1

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intj

Shouted by a player of the game Marco Polo. Compare Marco.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Marco Polo, from Latin Marcus Paulus, from Paulus.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Derivation mentionMarcus Paulusla

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Source etymology 2

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name

A surname from Italian or Spanish

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Italian Polo and Spanish Polo.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionPoloit
Borrowed-form mentionPoloes

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