Where does “circumpolloid” come from?

circumpolloid (English) comes from English Poll, from Middle English pol, from Old English pōl, from Proto-West Germanic *pōl, from Proto-Germanic pōlaz, from Proto-Indo-European bale-, from Yoruba ilé — home; house.

circumpolloid (English): shaped like a sphere with a thickened margin and...

Definitions

  1. shaped like a sphere with a thickened margin and...

Ancestry of “circumpolloid”, step by step

circumpolloid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Poll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPollA common pet name for a parrot
2Middle EnglishpolA pool or pond; a small body of still water especially natural}
3Old Englishpōlpool
4Proto-West Germanic*pōl
5Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
7Yorubailéhome; house

via English circum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcircum
Every word from Yoruba iléEvery word from Proto-Indo-European bale-Every word from Proto-Germanic pōlaz