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Where does “попович” come from?

попович (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.

попович (Russian): son of a priest; clergyman

Definitions

  1. son of a priest; clergyman

Ancestry of “попович”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпопpriest; pop, popular music; pop art
2EnglishPOPAcronym of point of presence; Acronym of Point of...
3EnglishpopularCommon among the general public; generally...
4Middle Englishpopuler—
5Old Frenchpopulaire—
6Latinpopulāris—
7Latin-āris—
8Latin-ālis—
9Proto-Italic-ālis—
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