Where does “pueblo” come from?

pueblo (Chavacano) comes from Spanish pueblo, from Old Spanish pueblo, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

pueblo (Chavacano): town; village

Definitions

  1. town; village

Ancestry of “pueblo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpueblotown, village; the common people, the working...
2Old Spanishpueblopeople, nation
3Latinpōpulusa people, nation
4Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Old Spanish pueblo →