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Where does “vulg” come from?

vulg (Romanian) comes from Latin vulgus, from Proto-Indo-European wel — to throng, crowd; to wish, desire, want.

vulg (Romanian): peasantry, commoners, the common people, plebians

Definitions

  1. peasantry, commoners, the common people, plebians

Ancestry of “vulg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinvulgusthe common people; the public; throng, crowd
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwelto throng, crowd; to wish, desire, want
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