Where does “поповщина” come from?
поповщина (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.
поповщина (Russian): a guerrilla movement on both sides of the middle part of Volga river and along the whole Medveditsa river. The movement was active during the Russian Civil War from February to May 1921
Definitions
- a guerrilla movement on both sides of the middle part of Volga river and along the whole Medveditsa river. The movement was active during the Russian Civil War from February to May 1921
Ancestry of “поповщина”, step by step
| 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 |