Where does “upopulær” come from?

upopulær (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk populær, from French populaire, from Middle French populaire, from Latin populāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.

upopulær (Norwegian Nynorsk): unpopular

Definitions

  1. unpopular

Ancestry of “upopulær”, step by step

upopulær traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk populær

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpopulærpopular
2Frenchpopulairepeople's; of the people
3Middle Frenchpopulaire
4Latinpopulārispopular (by, of or for the people)
5Latin-ārisfirst conjugation
6Latin-ālis
7Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives

via Norwegian Nynorsk U

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian NynorskU
Every word from Proto-Italic -ālisEvery word from Latin -ālisEvery word from Latin -āris