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Where does “poporan” come from?

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

poporan (Romanian): parishioner; peasant, villager, or member of the...

Definitions

  1. parishioner; peasant, villager, or member of the...

Ancestry of “poporan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpopora people; nation; a multitude; a crowd, mob
2Latinpopulānus—
3Latinpōpulus—
4Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
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