Where does “pioppicolo” come from?
pioppicolo (Italian) comes from Italian pioppo, from Vulgar Latin ploppus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.
pioppicolo (Italian): poplar
Ancestry of “pioppicolo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | pioppo | poplar; the wood of such tree |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | ploppus | poplar tree |
| 3 | Latin | pōpulus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |