Where does “people” come from?
People comes from Middle English peple, from Anglo-Norman people, from Old French pueple, from Latin populus meaning nation or multitude of persons.
people (English): a body of human beings considered generally or...
Definitions
- a body of human beings considered generally or...
Ancestry of “people”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | puple | people |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | people | — |
| 3 | Old French | pople | Alternative form of pueple |
| 4 | Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 5 | Old Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | poplus | — |
| 7 | Old Latin | poplos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |
Words derived from “people”