Where does “popa” come from?

popa (Catalan) comes from Russian поп, from English POP, from English popular, from Middle English populer, from Old French populaire, from Latin populāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

popa (Catalan): stern, poop; boob, titty

Definitions

  1. stern, poop; boob, titty

Ancestry of “popa”, step by step

popa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian поп

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпопpriest; pop, popular music; pop art
2EnglishPOPAcronym of point of presence; Acronym of Point of...
3EnglishpopularCommon among the general public; generally...
4Middle EnglishpopulerCommonly known
5Old Frenchpopulaire
6Latinpopulārispopular (by, of or for the people)
7Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
8Latin-ālis
9Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via Latin puppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpuppastern
2Latinpupagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
3Latinpupusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

via Vulgar Latin puppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpuppabreast, teat, nipple, boob; stern
2Latinpuppisstern, poop of a ship; a ship; backside of a...
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālisEvery word from Latin -ālisEvery word from Latin -āris
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