Etymograph

English

poplar

Poplar comes from Anglo-Norman popler, and goes back to Latin pōpulus.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōpulus1
  2. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400popler1
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500popler1
  4. Englishearliest quotation 2020poplar1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English poplar
  2. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2020, Paul Mendez, Rainbow Milk: “They are gathered under the low-hanging branches of a…”.

Earlier history not traced here. See Wiktionary.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpōpulusWiktionary, English poplar
  2. Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400poplerWiktionary, English poplar
  3. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500poplerWiktionary, English poplar
  4. Englishearliest quotation 2020poplarWiktionary, English poplar. Earliest quotation in Wiktionary’s entry: 2020, Paul Mendez, Rainbow Milk: “They are gathered under the low-hanging branches of a…”

Linked words

through Latin pōpulus

people, population, popular, pueblo, populous, populace, populate, 10 more

Today it means

noun Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Populus.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “poplar”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Latin pōpulus / poplar

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