Where does “Poll” come from?

Poll comes from English Paul, from Latin Paulus, derived from Latin paulus meaning small, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- relating to smallness or fewness.

Poll (English): A common pet name for a parrot

Definitions

  1. A common pet name for a parrot

Ancestry of “Poll”, step by step

Poll traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English pol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishpolA pool or pond; a small body of still water especially natural}
2Old Englishpōlpool
3Proto-West Germanic*pōl
4Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
6Yorubailéhome; house

via Proto-Germanic pullaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicpullazround object; head; top, summit, peak
2Albanianpëllaspalate
3Latinpalātium
4Etruscan𐌚𐌀𐌋𐌀𐌃sky

via English Polly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPollyA prefect at Uppingham School in Rutland, England

Words derived from “Poll

Every word from Yoruba ilé