Where does “countrypolitan” come from?
countrypolitan (English) comes from English cosmopolitan, from English cosmopolite, from French cosmopolite, from Latin cosmopolites, from Ancient Greek κοσμοπολίτης, from Ancient Greek πολίτης, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis — fortification, city.
countrypolitan (English): A subgenre of country music, a development of the Nashville sound, produced in the late 1960s and early 1970s, containing elements of popular music, including string sections and background vocals
Definitions
- A subgenre of country music, a development of the Nashville sound, produced in the late 1960s and early 1970s, containing elements of popular music, including string sections and background vocals
Ancestry of “countrypolitan”, step by step
countrypolitan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English cosmopolitan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cosmopolitan | inclusive; affecting the whole world; composed of... |
| 2 | English | cosmopolite | One who is at home in every place; a citizen of... |
| 3 | French | cosmopolite | cosmopolite; cosmopolitan |
| 4 | Latin | cosmopolites | cosmopolitan, cosmopolite; Cosmopolites |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κοσμοπολίτης | citizen of the world |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πολίτης | citizen, freeman; fellow citizen, compatriot |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |
via English country music
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | country music | A style of popular music that originated in the... |
| 2 | English | country and western | A diverse field of American popular music that... |