Where does “popedom” come from?
popedom (English) comes from English Pope, from Russian поп, from English POP, from English popular, from Middle English populer, from Old French populaire, from Latin populāris, from Latin -āris — forms relational adjectives.
popedom (English): The jurisdiction of the pope; The place, office,...
Definitions
- The jurisdiction of the pope; The place, office,...
Ancestry of “popedom”, step by step
popedom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Pope
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pope | Alternative letter-case form of pope |
| 2 | Russian | поп | priest; pop, popular music; pop art |
| 3 | English | POP | Acronym of point of presence; Acronym of Point of... |
| 4 | English | popular | Common among the general public; generally... |
| 5 | Middle English | populer | Commonly known |
| 6 | Old French | populaire | — |
| 7 | Latin | populāris | popular (by, of or for the people) |
| 8 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 9 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |