verb/poˈblaɾ/
to populate
Related: Puebla, puebla, repoblar
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *poplos Old Latin populus Latin populus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin populāre Spanish poblar Inherited from Latin populāre. Compare Catalan poblar, French peupler, Italian popolare, Occitan poblar, Portuguese povoar.