Where does “peephole” come from?
Peephole is a compound of English peep, a verb meaning to look quickly or furtively, and English hole, a noun meaning an opening or cavity.
peephole (English): A small hole, opening, or piece of glass,...
Definitions
- A small hole, opening, or piece of glass,...
Ancestry of “peephole”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Peep | A soft marshmallow candy, shaped into a baby... |
| 2 | English | peeps | plural of peep; Third-person singular simple... |
| 3 | English | people | a body of human beings considered generally or... |
| 4 | Middle English | puple | people |
| 5 | Anglo-Norman | people | — |
| 6 | Old French | pople | Alternative form of pueple |
| 7 | Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 8 | Old Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 9 | Old Latin | poplus | — |
| 10 | Old Latin | poplos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |
Words derived from “peephole”