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Where does “sheeple” come from?

sheeple (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.

sheeple (English): People who unquestioningly accept as true...

Definitions

  1. People who unquestioningly accept as true...

Ancestry of “sheeple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpeoplea body of human beings considered generally or...
2Middle Englishpuplepeople
3Anglo-Normanpeople—
4Old FrenchpopleAlternative form of pueple
5Latinpopulusa people, nation; a community of people; the...
6Old Latinpopulusa people, nation; a community of people; the...
7Old Latinpoplus—
8Old Latinpoplos—
9Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
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