Where does “depopulant” come from?

depopulant (English) comes from Latin depopulans, from Latin depopulo, from Latin populus, from Old Latin populus, from Old Latin poplus, from Old Latin poplos, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

depopulant (English): Something that depopulates

Definitions

  1. Something that depopulates

Ancestry of “depopulant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindepopulans
2LatindepopuloI sack, plunder, pillage, despoil; I ravage,...
3Latinpopulusa people, nation; a community of people; the...
4Old Latinpopulusa people, nation; a community of people; the...
5Old Latinpoplus
6Old Latinpoplos
7Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Italic poplosEvery word from Old Latin poplosEvery word from Old Latin poplus
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