Etymology

repopularise

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Today it means: To make popular again. Full definition →

English popularise ← Middle English populer ← Latin populāris
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The story

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Italic*poplos
  7. Old Latinpopulus
  8. Latinpopulus
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Latinpopulāri
  12. Old Frenchpopulaire
  13. Latinpopulāris
  14. Middle Englishpopuler
  15. Englishpopular
  16. Englishpopularise
  17. English todayrepopularise

From re- + popularise.

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