Where does “peuple” come from?

peuple (French) comes from Middle French peuple, from Old French pueple, from Old French poblo, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

peuple (French): people

Definitions

  1. people

Ancestry of “peuple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpeuplea people
2Old Frenchpueplea people
3Old FrenchpobloAlternative form of pueple
4Latinpōpulusa people, nation
5Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “peuple”

Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Old French poblo →