Where does “puple” come from?
puple (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.
puple (Middle English): people
Ancestry of “puple”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | people | — |
| 2 | Old French | pople | Alternative form of pueple |
| 3 | Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 4 | Old Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 5 | Old Latin | poplus | — |
| 6 | Old Latin | poplos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |
Words derived from “puple”