Where does “depopulate” come from?
depopulate (Latin) comes from Latin depopulo, from Latin populus, from Old Latin populus, from Old Latin poplus, from Old Latin poplos, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.
depopulate (Latin): second-person plural present active imperative of...
Definitions
- second-person plural present active imperative of...
Ancestry of “depopulate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | depopulo | I sack, plunder, pillage, despoil; I ravage,... |
| 2 | Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 3 | Old Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 4 | Old Latin | poplus | — |
| 5 | Old Latin | poplos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |