Where does “peuple” come from?
peuple (Middle French) comes from Old French pueple, from Old French poblo, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.
peuple (Middle French): a people
Ancestry of “peuple”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | pueple | a people |
| 2 | Old French | poblo | Alternative form of pueple |
| 3 | Latin | pōpulus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |
Words derived from “peuple”