Etymology

pueblo

pue·blo
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Today it means: A community in Spain or Spanish America, especially one of Pueblo Indians living in a stone or adobe multi-storey building. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Spanish pueblo ← Latin populus
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pueblo · noun1

  1. Latin · derived frompopulus
  2. Spanish · borrowed frompueblo
  3. English todaypueblo

Borrowed from Spanish pueblo, from Latin populus. Doublet of people.

Pueblo · proper noun2

  1. Latin · derived frompopulus
  2. Spanish · borrowed frompueblo
  3. English todayPueblo

Borrowed from Spanish pueblo, from Latin populus. Doublet of people.

Words from the same roots

Latinpopulus all →

peoplepopulationpoplarpopulatepopulacepoblacionpopplepopulicidepopulin

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A community in Spain or Spanish America, especially one of Pueblo Indians living in a stone or adobe multi-storey building.

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