Etymology

popularity

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Today it means: The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being widely liked or in favor with the people at large. Full definition →

Latin popularitas
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  1. Latin · derived frompopularitas“an effort to please the people”
  2. English todaypopularity

From popular + -ity, from Latin popularitas (“an effort to please the people”).

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