An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

English-French-Persian

فرهنگ ریشه‌شناختی اخترشناسی-اخترفیزیک

Homepage  Preliminaries  Abbreviations  Acknowledgments  References 
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
popular
  ۱) مردم‌پسند؛ ۲) مردمانه  
1) mardom-pasand; 2) mardomâné
Fr.: populaire  

  1. Accepted, followed, used, or done by many people.

  2. Of, relating to, or coming from most of the people in a country, society, or group (Merriam-Webster.com).

Etymology (EN): M.E., from M.Fr. populier, from L. popularis “belonging to the people, general, common; devoted to or accepted by the people; democratic,” from populus “people,” → population.

Etymology (PE): Mardom-pasand, from mardom, → people, + pasand agent noun from pasandidan “to approve, cherish;” Mid.Pers. passandidan “to like, approve, appreciate;” ultimately from Proto-Ir. *pati-sand- “to appreciate; “from *sand- “to appear, seem (good);” cf. Av. sənd- “to appear; seem (good);” O.Pers. θand- “to seem;” Skt. chand- “to appear, to please;” L. censo “I approve, judge.” Mardomâné from mardom + -âné suffix with several significations: similarity, manner, ability, suitability, property, possession, etc., from Mid.Pers. -ânag.