Where does “plopar” come from?

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

plopar (Romanian): Saperda carcharias

Definitions

  1. Saperda carcharias

Ancestry of “plopar”, 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 →
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