Where does “semipopular” come from?

semipopular (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.

semipopular (English): Somewhat popular; verging towards the popular

Definitions

  1. Somewhat popular; verging towards the popular

Ancestry of “semipopular”, step by step

semipopular traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English popular

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpopularCommon among the general public; generally...
2Middle EnglishpopulerCommonly known
3Old Frenchpopulaire—
4Latinpopulārispopular (by, of or for the people)
5Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
6Latin-ālis—
7Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālis →Every word from Latin -ālis →Every word from Latin -āris →