Where does “people” come from?
people (Anglo-Norman) comes from Old French pople, from Latin populus, from Old Latin populus, from Old Latin poplus, from Old Latin poplos, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.
Ancestry of “people”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | pople | Alternative form of pueple |
| 2 | Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 3 | Old Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 4 | Old Latin | poplus | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | poplos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |
Words derived from “people”