"population" in seven languages
Meaningpopulation
Spanish
población
/poblaˈθjon/
fem.other source · Spanish poblar 'to settle, people' (Latin POPULUS) + -ción
Also means a town or settlement.
French
population
/pɔpylasjɔ̃/
fem.learned
Italian
popolazione
/popolatˈtsjone/
fem.learned
Portuguese
população
/populaˈsɐ̃w/
fem.learned
Romanian
populație
/popuˈlatsie/
fem.borrowed · French population
Catalan
població
/publəsiˈo/
fem.other source · poblar 'to settle, to people' (Latin POPULUS) + -ció
English
population
/pɑpjəˈleɪʃən/
from Latin/French · Late Latin POPULĀTIŌNEM
English → ItalianpopulationpopolazioneCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
POPULĀTIŌNEM‘a people, a populace (POPULUS 'people')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Spanish built its word on the inherited verb poblar, so it carries the same bl as pueblo 'town, people'.
English relatives: people, popular, public
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In a sentence
- esLa población de la ciudad está creciendo.
- frLa population de la ville augmente.
- itLa popolazione della città sta crescendo.
- ptA população da cidade está crescendo.
- roPopulația orașului crește.
- caLa població de la ciutat creix.
- enThe population of the city is growing.
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