Etymology

popple

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Today it means: poplar Full definition →

Middle English popul ← Old English popul ← Latin populus
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popple · noun1

  1. Latin · derived frompopulus
  2. Old English · inherited frompopul
  3. Middle English · inherited frompopul
  4. English todaypopple

From Middle English popul, popil, from Old English popul, from Latin populus.

popple · noun, verb2

  1. Middle English · inherited frompoplen
  2. English todaypopple

From Middle English poplen, possibly from Middle Dutch, of imitative origin.

Words from the same roots

Latinpopulus all →

peoplepopulationpueblopoplarpopulatepopulacepoblacionpopulicidepopulin

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