Where does “population” come from?

Population derives from Late Latin populatio, from Latin populus meaning "people," continuing an unbroken form through Old Latin poplus and ultimately from Proto-Italic poplos.

population (English): The people living within a political or...

Definitions

  1. The people living within a political or...

Ancestry of “population”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinpopulatioa people, multitude; the act of laying waste or...
2Latinpōpulusa people, nation
3Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “population

Every word from Proto-Italic poplos