Where does “poporație” come from?

poporație (Romanian) comes from Romanian popor, from Latin populānus, from Latin pōpulus, from Proto-Italic poplos — army.

poporație (Romanian): population

Definitions

  1. population

Ancestry of “poporație”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpopora people; nation; a multitude; a crowd, mob
2Latinpopulānus
3Latinpōpulusa people, nation
4Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Italic poplosEvery word from Latin pōpulusEvery word from Latin populānus