Reconstruction:Latin/ploppus

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

Metathetical alteration of Classical Latin pōpulus (“poplar”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈploppʊs/

Noun

*plōppus m (oblique *plōppum); second declension (Proto-Romance)

poplar tree

Descendants

→ Albanian: plep
Aromanian: plup, plop
Asturian: chopu
Italian: pioppo
Old Portuguese:
- Galician: chopo, choupo
- Portuguese: choupo, chopo
Romanian: plop
Sicilian: chiuppu
Spanish: chopo
→ Volapük: plop (via descendants)

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