Where does “poppelimagnolia” come from?

poppelimagnolia (Finnish) comes from Finnish poppeli, from Swedish poppel, from Low German poppele, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

poppelimagnolia (Finnish): cucumber tree, Magnolia acuminata tree with cucumber-like fruit, native to the northeastern United States

Definitions

  1. cucumber tree, Magnolia acuminata tree with cucumber-like fruit, native to the northeastern United States

Ancestry of “poppelimagnolia”, step by step

poppelimagnolia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish poppeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpoppelipoplar
2Swedishpoppelpoplar (tree)
3Low Germanpoppele—
4Latinpōpulusa people, nation
5Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

via Finnish magnolia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmagnoliamagnolia tree, flower
2taxonomic nameMagnolia—
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Low German poppele →