Where does “agitpop” come from?
agitpop (English) comes from English POP, from English popular, from Middle English populer, from Old French populaire, from Latin populāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
agitpop (English): Pop music of an agitational character
Definitions
- Pop music of an agitational character
Ancestry of “agitpop”, step by step
agitpop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English POP
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | POP | Acronym of point of presence; Acronym of Point of... |
| 2 | English | popular | Common among the general public; generally... |
| 3 | Middle English | populer | Commonly known |
| 4 | Old French | populaire | — |
| 5 | Latin | populāris | popular (by, of or for the people) |
| 6 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 7 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |
via English agitprop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | agitprop | Political propaganda disseminated through art,... |
| 2 | Russian | агитпро́п | agitprop |
| 3 | Russian | отде́л агитации и пропаганды | Department for Agitation and Propaganda |