Where does “populans” come from?
populans (Latin) comes from Latin populor, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.
populans (Latin): ravaging
Ancestry of “populans”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | populor | I lay waste, ravage or devastate; I plunder or... |
| 2 | Latin | pōpulus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |