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Where does “populatus” come from?

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

populatus (Latin): ravaged

Definitions

  1. ravaged

Ancestry of “populatus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpopulorI lay waste, ravage or devastate; I plunder or...
2Latinpōpulus—
3Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “populatus”

  • populate
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