Where does “ポプラ” come from?

ポプラ (Japanese) comes from English poplar, from Middle English popler, from Old French poplier, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

ポプラ (Japanese): poplar

Definitions

  1. poplar

Ancestry of “ポプラ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoplarAny of various deciduous trees of the genus...
2Middle Englishpopler—
3Old Frenchpoplier—
4Latinpōpulusa people, nation
5Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Old French poplier →