Where does “poptähti” come from?
poptähti (Finnish) comes from Finnish pop, from English POP, from English popular, from Middle English populer, from Old French populaire, from Latin populāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
poptähti (Finnish): pop star
Definitions
- pop star
Ancestry of “poptähti”, step by step
poptähti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pop | pop popular |
| 2 | English | POP | Acronym of point of presence; Acronym of Point of... |
| 3 | English | popular | Common among the general public; generally... |
| 4 | Middle English | populer | Commonly known |
| 5 | Old French | populaire | — |
| 6 | Latin | populāris | popular (by, of or for the people) |
| 7 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 8 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |
via Finnish tähti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tähti | star; a famous person, celebrity, star; a white... |
| 2 | Swedish | täkt | a quarry |
| 3 | Swedish | tå | toe; a body part |
| 4 | Swedish | taga | Dated form of ta |
| 5 | Old Swedish | taka | to touch, reach; to grasp, seize; to take, bring |
| 6 | Old Norse | taka | to take; taking, capture; taking, seizing |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | tēkaną | to touch; to grasp |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₁g- | to touch |