Where does “chopo” come from?

chopo (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin ploppus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

Ancestry of “chopo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinploppuspoplar tree
2Latinpōpulusa people, nation
3Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “chopo”

Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Vulgar Latin ploppus →