Where does “puppet” come from?
Puppet comes from Old French poupette, from French poupée, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w-, originally denoting a doll or small figure.
puppet (English): Any small model of a person or animal able to be...
Definitions
- Any small model of a person or animal able to be...
Ancestry of “puppet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | popet | A small or young person |
| 2 | Old French | poupette | — |
| 3 | French | poupée | doll |
| 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 |