Where does “polling” come from?
Polling derives from English poll, which comes from Proto-Indo-European polh₁ús, itself from the root pleh₁-, meaning to fill or flow.
polling (English): present participle of poll; The action of taking...
Definitions
- present participle of poll; The action of taking...
Ancestry of “polling”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | poll | A survey of people, usually statistically... |
| 2 | Middle English | pol | A pool or pond; a small body of still water especially natural} |
| 3 | Old English | pōl | pool |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *pōl | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | pōlaz | pool |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bale- | bog, marsh |
| 7 | Yoruba | ilé | home; house |
Words derived from “polling”