English word pool comes from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-, and later Old French (842-ca. 1400) poule (Hen (female chicken).)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *peh₂w- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *polH- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| pullus | Latin (lat) | (Late Latin) chicken. (term of endearment) darling. A young animal.. Chick. Foal. |
| pulla | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| poule | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | Hen (female chicken). |
| poule | French (fr) | (slang) chick, bird (woman). Hen (female chicken) (cards) pool. Pool, group (stage of a competition before the knockout stages). |
| pool | English (en) | (game, uncountable) A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the entrance fee for all who engage in the game. (legal) An aggregation of properties or rights, belonging to different people in a community, in a common fund, to be charged with common liabilities.. (rail [...] |