Where does “peuplier” come from?

peuplier (Middle French) comes from Old French poplier, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

Ancestry of “peuplier”, step by step

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

Words derived from “peuplier”

Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Old French poplier →