Where does “plop” come from?

plop (Aromanian) comes from Vulgar Latin ploppus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

plop (Aromanian): poplar

Definitions

  1. poplar

Ancestry of “plop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinploppuspoplar tree
2Latinpōpulusa people, nation
3Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Vulgar Latin ploppus →