Where does “קול צף” come from?
קול צף (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew קול, from English cool, from Middle English cool, from Middle English pek, from Middle English pike, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix — sap, juice.
קול צף (Hebrew): swing vote, floating vote
Definitions
- swing vote, floating vote
Ancestry of “קול צף”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hebrew | קול | voice; sound; vote |
| 2 | English | cool | Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or... |
| 3 | Middle English | cool | — |
| 4 | Middle English | pek | — |
| 5 | Middle English | pike | Alternative form of pyke; pike; sharp point, iron... |
| 6 | Old English | pīc | pointed object, pick axe |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *pīk | — |
| 8 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |