Where does “Попов” come from?
Попов (Russian) comes from Russian поп, 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.
Попов (Russian): particularly Alexander Popov, Russian physicist who first demonstrated the practical application of electromagnetic (radio) waves
Definitions
- particularly Alexander Popov, Russian physicist who first demonstrated the practical application of electromagnetic (radio) waves
Ancestry of “Попов”, step by step
Попов traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian поп
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | поп | priest; pop, popular music; pop art |
| 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 Bulgarian поп
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | поп | priest; priest, minister; king |