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Where does “Dipper” come from?

Dipper comes from Mandarin 斗宿, a term for a constellation, though the precise semantic connection between the English and Chinese terms remains unclear.

Dipper (English): A member or supporter of the Canadian New...

Definitions

  1. A member or supporter of the Canadian New...

Ancestry of “Dipper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mandarin斗宿—
Every word from Mandarin 斗宿 →