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Where does “popolo” come from?

popolo (Italian) comes from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

popolo (Italian): people; first-person singular indicative present...

Definitions

  1. people; first-person singular indicative present...

Ancestry of “popolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpōpulus—
2Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “popolo”

  • populace
  • arruffapopoli
  • popoli
  • popolanamente
  • popolano
  • popolaccio
  • capopopolo
  • despopulizar
  • populo
  • populizar
  • populace
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →