Where does “pierrot” come from?
pierrot (English) comes from English Pierrot, from French Pierrot, from French pierre, from Middle French pierre, from Latin Petrus, from Indonesian penembak, from Indonesian tembak, from Malay tembak.
pierrot (English): Alternative form of Pierrot; Any of various...
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- Alternative form of Pierrot; Any of various...
Ancestry of “pierrot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pierrot | A character from French pantomime; a buffoon in a loose white outfit; a popular choice for a masquerade costume |
| 2 | French | Pierrot | Pierre, "Peter" |
| 3 | French | pierre | stone |
| 4 | Middle French | pierre | stone |
| 5 | Latin | Petrus | Peter |
| 6 | Indonesian | penembak | shooter |
| 7 | Indonesian | tembak | to shoot to fire a shot |
| 8 | Malay | tembak | to shoot |
| 9 | Malay | timbak | Obsolete form of tembak |
| 10 | Proto-Malayic | timbak | — |
| 11 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | ti(m)bak | — |