Where does “Plopoasa” come from?

Plopoasa (Romanian) comes from Romanian plop, from Vulgar Latin ploppus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

Ancestry of “Plopoasa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianploppoplar
2Vulgar Latinploppuspoplar tree
3Latinpōpulusa people, nation
4Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Italic poplosEvery word from Latin pōpulusEvery word from Vulgar Latin ploppus