Where does “Poplarism” come from?

Poplarism (English) comes from English ism, from English -ism, from Latin -ismus, from Ancient Greek -ισμός, from Ancient Greek -μός, from Proto-Indo-European -mós — Creates action/result nouns from verb stems.

Poplarism (English): The situation where a local council contravenes national directives and offers more generous welfare payments to citizens, as in the Poplar Rates Rebellion in Poplar, London, England, in 1921

Definitions

  1. The situation where a local council contravenes national directives and offers more generous welfare payments to citizens, as in the Poplar Rates Rebellion in Poplar, London, England, in 1921

Ancestry of “Poplarism”, step by step

Poplarism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ism

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishismAn ideology, system of thought, or practice that...
2English-ismUsed to form nouns of action or process or result...
3Latin-ismus-ism
4Ancient Greek-ισμόςForms abstract nouns
5Ancient Greek-μόςForms abstract nouns
6Proto-Indo-European-mósCreates action/result nouns from verb stems

via English poplar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoplarAny of various deciduous trees of the genus...
2Middle Englishpopler
3Old Frenchpoplier
4Latinpōpulusa people, nation
5Proto-Italicpoplosarmy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mósEvery word from English -ismEvery word from English ism