Where does “llopo” come from?

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

Ancestry of “llopo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinploppuspoplar tree
2Latinpōpulusa people, nation
3Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Vulgar Latin ploppus →