Where does “populous” come from?
Populous comes from Latin populosus, meaning "full of people."
populous (English): Having a large population; Spoken by a large...
Definitions
- Having a large population; Spoken by a large...
Ancestry of “populous”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | populosus | full of people, populous; populous |
| 2 | Latin | -ōsus | — |
| 3 | Old Latin | -ōssus | — |
Words derived from “populous”