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populor.

to lay waste, ravage or devastate, destroy or ruin

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈpɔ.pʊ.ɫɔr]Classical-Latin[ˈpɔː.pu.lor]
  1. to lay waste, ravage or devastate, destroy or ruin

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  2. to plunder or pillage

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Where this word comes from

From populus (“community, people”). According to De Vaan, the meaning developed from an earlier sense "to have an army pass through". Compare typologically Proto-Germanic *harjōną (whence English harry), from *harjaz. Also compare Russian как Мама́й прошёл (kak Mamáj prošól, “as if Mamai passed through”).

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