Where does “kewpie” come from?
kewpie (English) comes from English Cupid, from French cupide, from Latin cupidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.
kewpie (English): A kewpie doll
Ancestry of “kewpie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Cupid | — |
| 2 | French | cupide | greedy |
| 3 | Latin | cupidus | eager, passionate; greedy; wanton, lecherous |
| 4 | Latin | -idus | tending to |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-iðos | — |