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Where does “POP” come from?

POP (English) comes from English popular, from Middle English populer, from Old French populaire, from Latin populāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis.

POP (English): Acronym of point of presence; Acronym of Point of...

Definitions

  1. Acronym of point of presence; Acronym of Point of...

Ancestry of “POP”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpopularCommon among the general public; generally...
2Middle Englishpopuler—
3Old Frenchpopulaire—
4Latinpopulāris—
5Latin-āris—
6Latin-ālis—
7Proto-Italic-ālis—
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