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Where does “J-POP” come from?

J-POP (Japanese) 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.

Ancestry of “J-POP”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPOPAcronym of point of presence; Acronym of Point of...
2EnglishpopularCommon among the general public; generally...
3Middle Englishpopuler—
4Old Frenchpopulaire—
5Latinpopulāris—
6Latin-āris—
7Latin-ālis—
8Proto-Italic-ālis—
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