Where does “plopșor” come from?

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

Ancestry of “plopșor”, step by step

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