Where does “Diskurspop” come from?
Diskurspop (German) comes from German 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.
Diskurspop (German): 1990s indie pop with German lyrics, often left-leaning and influenced by postmodern theory
Definitions
- 1990s indie pop with German lyrics, often left-leaning and influenced by postmodern theory
Ancestry of “Diskurspop”, step by step
Diskurspop traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Pop
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pop | pop music |
| 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 German Diskurs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Diskurs | discourse |