Where does “populus” come from?

populus (Old Latin) comes from Old Latin poplus, from Old Latin poplos, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

populus (Old Latin): a people, nation; a community of people; the...

Definitions

  1. a people, nation; a community of people; the...

Ancestry of “populus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Latinpoplus—
2Old Latinpoplos—
3Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “populus”

Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Old Latin poplos →Every word from Old Latin poplus →