Where does “polle” come from?
polle (Italian) comes from Italian polla, from Italian pollo, from Latin pullus, from Proto-Indo-European polHwós, from Proto-Indo-European pelH- — pale, gray.
polle (Italian): plural of polla
Ancestry of “polle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | polla | spring |
| 2 | Italian | pollo | chicken; sucker, chump, dupe or patsy; pushover... |
| 3 | Latin | pullus | A young animal; darling; dark-colored; dusky |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | polHwós | pale, gray |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pelH- | pale, gray |