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populus
Latin · ancient
"the people"
the people
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Stage 2 of 4
populaccio
Italian · medieval
"the common people as a mass"
the common people as a mass, from popolo (people, from populus)
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Stage 3 of 4
populace
French · 1500s
"the general body of ordinary people"
carried into French for the general body of ordinary people
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Stage 4 of 4
populace
English · 1570s
"the general public or common people of a place"
settled as the English word for the general public of a place
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