Where does “pèp” come from?

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

pèp (Haitian Creole): a people

Definitions

  1. a people

Ancestry of “pèp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpeuplepeople
2Middle Frenchpeuplea people
3Old Frenchpueplea people
4Old FrenchpobloAlternative form of pueple
5Latinpōpulusa people, nation
6Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Italic poplosEvery word from Latin pōpulusEvery word from Old French poblo
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