Where does “포플러” come from?
포플러 (Korean) comes from English poplar, from Middle English popler, from Old French poplier, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.
포플러 (Korean): poplar
Ancestry of “포플러”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | poplar | Any of various deciduous trees of the genus... |
| 2 | Middle English | popler | — |
| 3 | Old French | poplier | — |
| 4 | Latin | pōpulus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |