Where does “民部省” come from?

民部省 (Japanese) comes 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, from Old Latin populus — army.

民部省 (Japanese): the Ministry of Popular Affairs

Definitions

  1. the Ministry of Popular Affairs

Ancestry of “民部省”, step by step

民部省 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese

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

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesegenitive case marker; nominative case marker in a...
2Old Japaneseplain, field
3Middle Chinesetalent, ability

via Japanese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanesesaving, conservation; ministry
2Middle Chinese
Every word from Proto-Italic poplosEvery word from Old Latin poplosEvery word from Old Latin poplus