Where does “populans” come from?

populans (Latin) comes from Latin populor, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

populans (Latin): ravaging

Definitions

  1. ravaging

Ancestry of “populans”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpopulorI lay waste, ravage or devastate; I plunder or...
2Latinpōpulusa people, nation
3Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Latin populor →