Where does “poptimism” come from?
poptimism (English) comes from English optimism, from French optimisme, from Latin optimus, from Latin Ops, from Latin oscen, from Latin opscen, from Latin ob-, from Latin obolus — to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing.
poptimism (English): The belief that pop music (or pop culture in general) is worthy of professional critique and interest
Definitions
- The belief that pop music (or pop culture in general) is worthy of professional critique and interest
Ancestry of “poptimism”, step by step
poptimism traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English optimism
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | optimism | a tendency to expect the best, or at least, a... |
| 2 | French | optimisme | optimism |
| 3 | Latin | optimus | best; very good |
| 4 | Latin | Ops | earth goddess, fertility deity |
| 5 | Latin | oscen | any bird by whose song cries augurs divined... |
| 6 | Latin | opscen | — |
| 7 | Latin | ob- | towards; against |
| 8 | Latin | obolus | obolus (Greek coin) |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | ὀβολός | obol, obolus, used at Athens as both a weight and... |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ὀβελός | a spit, rod; a horizontal line |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | βέλος | missile, arrow, dart; weapon; something quickly... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷélHos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷelH- | to throw, reach, pierce; to hit by throwing |
via English POP
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | POP | Acronym of point of presence; Acronym of Point of... |
| 2 | English | popular | Common among the general public; generally... |
| 3 | Middle English | populer | Commonly known |
| 4 | Old French | populaire | — |
| 5 | Latin | populāris | popular (by, of or for the people) |
| 6 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 7 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |