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Where does “empeopled” come from?

empeopled (English) comes from English empeople, 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.

empeopled (English): Populated; established as a population

Definitions

  1. Populated; established as a population

Ancestry of “empeopled”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishempeopleTo form into a people or community; To fill with...
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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