Where does “上級国民” come from?

上級国民 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 国民, from Japanese 民, from Middle Chinese 民, from English people, from Middle English puple, from Anglo-Norman people, from Old French pople, from Latin populus — army.

上級国民 (Japanese): person such as upper class and the elite

Definitions

  1. person such as upper class and the elite

Ancestry of “上級国民”, step by step

上級国民 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 国民

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese国民nationals
2Japanese民citizen
3Middle Chinese民people
4Englishpeoplea body of human beings considered generally or...
5Middle Englishpuplepeople
6Anglo-Normanpeople—
7Old FrenchpopleAlternative form of pueple
8Latinpopulusa people, nation; a community of people; the...
9Old Latinpopulusa people, nation; a community of people; the...
10Old Latinpoplus—
11Old Latinpoplos—
12Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

via Japanese 上級

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese上級superiority; upper class
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Old Latin poplos →Every word from Old Latin poplus →