Where does “pollster” come from?

Pollster comes from English poll, which derives from English Polly, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European polh₁ús and pleh₁-, meaning to fill or be full.

pollster (English): A professional who conducts or analyzes opinion...

Definitions

  1. A professional who conducts or analyzes opinion...

Ancestry of “pollster”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pollster”

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