Where does “squidpop” come from?

squidpop (English) comes from English POP, 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.

squidpop (English): A system of tethered sticks, loaded with squid flesh, that is used to assay the presence of predators in water

Definitions

  1. A system of tethered sticks, loaded with squid flesh, that is used to assay the presence of predators in water

Ancestry of “squidpop”, step by step

squidpop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English POP

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPOPAcronym of point of presence; Acronym of Point of...
2EnglishpopularCommon among the general public; generally...
3Middle EnglishpopulerCommonly known
4Old Frenchpopulaire
5Latinpopulārispopular (by, of or for the people)
6Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
7Latin-ālis
8Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via English SQUID

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSQUIDAcronym of superconducting quantum interference...
2Korean오징어squid, cuttlefish
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālisEvery word from Latin -ālisEvery word from Latin -āris