Where does “popery” come from?
Popery derives from English pop, ultimately from Latin populāris meaning "of the people," with the -ery suffix added to denote practices or characteristics associated with pop culture or popular movements.
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Ancestry of “popery”, step by step
| 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 |