Where does “peepholing” come from?

peepholing (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.

peepholing (English): The use of peephole optimization

Definitions

  1. The use of peephole optimization

Ancestry of “peepholing”, step by step

peepholing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English peephole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpeepholeA small hole, opening, or piece of glass,...
2EnglishPeepA soft marshmallow candy, shaped into a baby...
3Englishpeepsplural of peep; Third-person singular simple...
4Englishpeoplea body of human beings considered generally or...
5Middle Englishpuplepeople
6Anglo-Normanpeople
7Old FrenchpopleAlternative form of pueple
8Latinpopulusa people, nation; a community of people; the...
9Old Latinpopulusa people, nation; a community of people; the...
10Old Latinpoplus
11Old Latinpoplos
12Proto-Italicpoplosarmy

via English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishingA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...
2Middle Englishing
3Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
4Old Norseengmeadow
5Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Italic poplos