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Etymology of the English word poplar

the English word poplar
derived from the Old French word poplier
derived from the Old French word pouple
derived from the Classical Latin word populus (members of a society, sex; region; people, nation, State; poplar tree)

Cognates

Catalan poble, Dutch populier, English people, French peuplier, French peuple, German Pappe, German Pappel, Italian popolo, Latin populus, Norwegian poppel, Portuguese povo, Swedish poppel

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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