Where does “populate” come from?
Populate comes from Medieval Latin populatus, the past participle of Latin populor, derived from Latin populus meaning "people," traceable through Old Latin populus, poplus, and poplos to Proto-Italic poplos.
populate (English): To supply with inhabitants; to people; To live...
Definitions
- To supply with inhabitants; to people; To live...
Ancestry of “populate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | populatus | ravaged |
| 2 | Latin | populor | I lay waste, ravage or devastate; I plunder or... |
| 3 | Latin | pōpulus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |
Words derived from “populate”