English
impopular
From im- + popular.
Proto-Italic *poplos ‘army’
…
Latin populus ‘a people’
Latin populāris ‘of the people’
Old French populaire
Middle English populer ‘commonly known’
English popular
The story
In non-native speakers’ English: compare Dutch impopulair, French impopulaire, and Spanish impopular.
Today it means
adj Unpopular.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / impopular