Where does “Pope” come from?
Pope comes from Russian поп, which derives from English pop, ultimately tracing through multiple English popular forms to an uncertain origin.
Pope (English): Alternative letter-case form of pope
Definitions
- Alternative letter-case form of pope
Ancestry of “Pope”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | поп | priest; pop, popular music; pop art |
| 2 | English | POP | Acronym of point of presence; Acronym of Point of... |
| 3 | English | popular | Common among the general public; generally... |
| 4 | Middle English | populer | — |
| 5 | Old French | populaire | — |
| 6 | Latin | populāris | — |
| 7 | Latin | -āris | — |
| 8 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | — |
Words derived from “Pope”