Where does “popishness” come from?
popishness (English) comes from English popish, from English Pope, from Russian поп, from English POP, from English popular, from Middle English populer, from Old French populaire, from Latin populāris — forms relational adjectives.
popishness (English): The state or condition of being popish
Definitions
- The state or condition of being popish
Ancestry of “popishness”, step by step
popishness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English popish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | popish | of or pertaining to Roman Catholicism; acting... |
| 2 | English | Pope | Alternative letter-case form of pope |
| 3 | Russian | поп | priest; pop, popular music; pop art |
| 4 | English | POP | Acronym of point of presence; Acronym of Point of... |
| 5 | English | popular | Common among the general public; generally... |
| 6 | Middle English | populer | Commonly known |
| 7 | Old French | populaire | — |
| 8 | Latin | populāris | popular (by, of or for the people) |
| 9 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 10 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |