An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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pool
  ۱) کول؛ ۲) کولیدن  
1) kul; 2) kulidan
Fr.: 1) fond commun; 2) mettre en commun  

  1. Any combination of resources put together to be shared in community, such as
    memory pool, storage pool.

  2. To combine into a common fund, as for a joint enterprise.

Etymology (EN): 1) M.E., O.E. pol, akin to Du. poel, O.H.G. pfuol, Ger. Pfuhl “puddle.”

  1. Verb from M.Fr. poule (literally “hen”) “the receptacle for the stakes played for in certain games with cards, the collective stakes of the players at these games,” from M.L. pulla “hen,” from L. pullus “young animal,” related to L. putus, putillus “small boy,” puer “son, boy;” Av. puθra- “son;” O.Pers. puça- “son;” Mod.Pers. pur, pesar “son, boy;” cf. Skt. putrá- “son, child, young of an animal.”

Etymology (PE): Kul “pond, pool, reservoir,” variants kulâb, qulé, farqar, related to kulidan “to dig, excavate,” Mid.Pers. kwl “pit, sink, cavity.”