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Where does “ploppus” come from?

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

ploppus (Vulgar Latin): poplar tree

Definitions

  1. poplar tree

Ancestry of “ploppus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpōpulus—
2Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

Words derived from “ploppus”

  • chopo
  • pioppicoltore
  • pioppicolo
  • pioppicoltura
  • pioppo
  • pioppeto
  • pioppaia
  • plop
  • plep
  • plop
  • plup
  • llopo
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos →