Where does โ€œpollโ€ come from?

poll (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish poll, from Old English pyll, from Proto-Germanic pullijaz, from Proto-Germanic pullaz, from Albanian pรซllas, from Latin palฤtium, from Etruscan ๐Œš๐Œ€๐Œ‹๐Œ€๐Œƒ โ€” sky.

poll (Scottish Gaelic): mud, mire; pond, pool, bog

Definitions

  1. mud, mire; pond, pool, bog

Ancestry of โ€œpollโ€, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishpollhole
2Old Englishpylltidal pool, inlet, sheltered bay
3Proto-Germanicpullijazsmall pool, ditch, creek
4Proto-Germanicpullazround object; head; top, summit, peak
5Albanianpรซllaspalate
6Latinpalฤtiumโ€”
7Etruscan๐Œš๐Œ€๐Œ‹๐Œ€๐Œƒsky

Words derived from โ€œpollโ€

Every word from Etruscan ๐Œš๐Œ€๐Œ‹๐Œ€๐Œƒ โ†’Every word from Latin palฤtium โ†’Every word from Albanian pรซllas โ†’