Where does “peepholed” come from?
peepholed (English) comes from English peephole, from English Peep, from English peeps, from English people, from Middle English puple, from Anglo-Norman people, from Old French pople, from Latin populus — army.
peepholed (English): Fitted with a peephole
Definitions
- Fitted with a peephole
Ancestry of “peepholed”, step by step
peepholed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English peephole
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | peephole | A small hole, opening, or piece of glass,... |
| 2 | English | Peep | A soft marshmallow candy, shaped into a baby... |
| 3 | English | peeps | plural of peep; Third-person singular simple... |
| 4 | English | people | a body of human beings considered generally or... |
| 5 | Middle English | puple | people |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | people | — |
| 7 | Old French | pople | Alternative form of pueple |
| 8 | Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 9 | Old Latin | populus | a people, nation; a community of people; the... |
| 10 | Old Latin | poplus | — |
| 11 | Old Latin | poplos | — |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | poplos | army |
via English ED
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ED | Initialism of erectile dysfunction; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Japanese | エンディング | ending, especially of a broadcast or performance |
| 3 | English | ending | A termination or conclusion; The last part of... |
| 4 | Middle English | ending | Alternative form of endyng |
| 5 | Middle English | endyng | An ending, termination, or conclusion;... |
| 6 | Old English | endung | ending |
| 7 | Old English | endian | to end, make an end of; to finish, complete; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | andijōną | to end, bring to an end, finish |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |