Where does “3P” come from?

3P (English) comes from English people, from Middle English puple, from Anglo-Norman people, from Old French pople, from Latin populus, from Old Latin populus, from Old Latin poplus, from Old Latin poplos — army.

3P (English): A threesome

Definitions

  1. A threesome

Ancestry of “3P”, step by step

3P traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English people

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpeoplea body of human beings considered generally or...
2Middle Englishpuplepeople
3Anglo-Normanpeople—
4Old FrenchpopleAlternative form of pueple
5Latinpopulusa people, nation; a community of people; the...
6Old Latinpopulusa people, nation; a community of people; the...
7Old Latinpoplus—
8Old Latinpoplos—
9Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

via English three

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishthreeA numerical value after two and before four....
2Middle Englishthrethree
3Old Englishþrīthree
4Proto-West Germanicþrīʀthree
5Proto-Germanicþrīzthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “3P”

Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Old Latin poplos →Every word from Old Latin poplus →