Where does “pupperware” come from?
pupperware (English) comes from English pup, from English puppy, from English puppie, from Middle French poupée, from Old French poupée, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
pupperware (English): Dog products marketed through in-home parties
Definitions
- Dog products marketed through in-home parties
Ancestry of “pupperware”, step by step
pupperware traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pup
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pup | A young dog, wolf, fox, seal, or shark, or the... |
| 2 | English | puppy | A young dog, especially before sexual maturity; A... |
| 3 | English | puppie | Obsolete form of puppy |
| 4 | Middle French | poupée | doll, toy |
| 5 | Old French | poupée | — |
| 6 | Latin | pupa | girl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa |
| 7 | Latin | pupus | a boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |
via English Tupperware
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Tupperware | A food-storage container (often plastic), or a set of such containers |
| 2 | English | -ware | Used to form nouns denoting, collectively, items... |
| 3 | Middle English | ware | Alternative form of veir; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | wær | cautious, on guard, watching out for something;... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |