Where does “popularness” come from?
popularness (English) comes from English popular, from Middle English populer, from Old French populaire, from Latin populāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
popularness (English): The quality or state of being popular; popularity
Definitions
- The quality or state of being popular; popularity
Ancestry of “popularness”, step by step
popularness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English popular
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | popular | Common among the general public; generally... |
| 2 | Middle English | populer | Commonly known |
| 3 | Old French | populaire | — |
| 4 | Latin | populāris | popular (by, of or for the people) |
| 5 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 6 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 7 | 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 |