Where does “peeple” come from?

peeple (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman people, from Old French pople, from Latin populus, from Old Latin populus, from Old Latin poplus, from Old Latin poplos, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

Ancestry of “peeple”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normanpeople
2Old FrenchpopleAlternative form of pueple
3Latinpopulusa people, nation; a community of people; the...
4Old Latinpopulusa people, nation; a community of people; the...
5Old Latinpoplus
6Old Latinpoplos
7Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Italic poplosEvery word from Old Latin poplosEvery word from Old Latin poplus
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