Where does “popul” come from?

popul (Middle English) comes from Old English popul, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

Ancestry of “popul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishpopul—
2Latinpōpulusa people, nation
3Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “popul”

Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Old English popul →