Where does “póvoa” come from?

póvoa (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese poboo, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

póvoa (Portuguese): hamlet

Definitions

  1. hamlet

Ancestry of “póvoa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepoboopeople
2Latinpōpulusa people, nation
3Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →Every word from Latin pōpulus →Every word from Old Portuguese poboo →