Where does “poll” come from?

poll (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin poclus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

poll (Catalan): chicken; louse

Definitions

  1. chicken; louse

Ancestry of “poll”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpoclus—
2Latinpōpulusa people, nation
3Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “poll”

Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Vulgar Latin poclus →