pollman

The story

1. Old English · derived frommann m“human being, person, man”
2. Middle English · derived fromman
3. Ancient Greek · derived fromπολλοί“the many, the masses”
4. English todaypollman

Blend of poll (“ordinary university degree”) + man. First part from Ancient Greek πολλοί (polloí, “the many, the masses”). Second part from Middle English man, from Old English mann m (“human being, person, man”).

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