Where does “avant-pop” come from?

avant-pop (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.

avant-pop (English): Pop music with experimental or avant-garde elements

Definitions

  1. Pop music with experimental or avant-garde elements

Ancestry of “avant-pop”, step by step

avant-pop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English POP

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

via English avant-garde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishavant-gardeThe vanguard of an army or other force; Any group...
2Frenchavant-gardevanguard; avant-garde, firing line
3Old Frenchavantgarde
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālisEvery word from Latin -ālisEvery word from Latin -āris