Where does “научно-популярный” come from?
научно-популярный (Russian) comes from Russian популя́рный, from Latin populāris, from Latin -āris, from Latin -ālis, from Proto-Italic -ālis — forms relational adjectives.
научно-популярный (Russian): popular science
Definitions
- popular science
Ancestry of “научно-популярный”, step by step
научно-популярный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian популя́рный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | популя́рный | popular |
| 2 | Latin | populāris | popular (by, of or for the people) |
| 3 | Latin | -āris | first conjugation |
| 4 | Latin | -ālis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ālis | forms relational adjectives |
via Russian нау́чный
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | нау́чный | scientific |