Where does “peopler” come from?
peopler (English) comes 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, from Old Latin poplos — army.
peopler (English): A settler; an inhabitant
Definitions
- A settler; an inhabitant
Ancestry of “peopler”, step by step
peopler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English people
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | people | a body of human beings considered generally or... |
| 2 | Middle English | puple | people |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | people | — |
| 4 | Old French | pople | Alternative form of pueple |
| 5 | Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 6 | Old Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 7 | Old Latin | poplus | — |
| 8 | Old Latin | poplos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |