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Where does “nonpolling” come from?

nonpolling (English) comes from English polling, 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.

nonpolling (English): Not polling

Definitions

  1. Not polling

Ancestry of “nonpolling”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpollingpresent participle of poll; The action of taking...
2EnglishpollA survey of people, usually statistically...
3Middle Englishpol—
4Old Englishpōlpool
5Proto-West Germanic*pōl—
6Proto-Germanicpōlazpool
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbale-bog, marsh
8Yorubailéhome; house
Every word from Yoruba ilé →