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Where does “Pueblo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Pueblo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpueblotown, village; the common people, the working...
2Old Spanishpueblopeople, nation
3Latinpōpulus—
4Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “Pueblo”

  • Puebloan
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