Where does “peuple” come from?

peuple (Bourguignon) comes from Old French pueple, from Old French poblo, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

peuple (Bourguignon): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “peuple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpueplea people
2Old FrenchpobloAlternative form of pueple
3Latinpōpulusa people, nation
4Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Old French poblo →
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