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Where does “dispeopler” come from?

dispeopler (English) comes from English dispeople, 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 — army.

dispeopler (English): One who, or that which, dispeoples; a depopulator

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, dispeoples; a depopulator

Ancestry of “dispeopler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdispeopleTo empty of people or inhabitants
2Englishpeoplea body of human beings considered generally or...
3Middle Englishpuplepeople
4Anglo-Normanpeople—
5Old FrenchpopleAlternative form of pueple
6Latinpopulusa people, nation; a community of people; the...
7Old Latinpopulusa people, nation; a community of people; the...
8Old Latinpoplus—
9Old Latinpoplos—
10Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
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