Where does “puppethood” come from?

puppethood (English) comes from English puppet, from Middle English popet, from Old French poupette, from French poupée, from Middle French poupée, from Old French poupée, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus — few, little; smallness.

puppethood (English): The state or quality of being a puppet

Definitions

  1. The state or quality of being a puppet

Ancestry of “puppethood”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpuppetAny small model of a person or animal able to be...
2Middle EnglishpopetA small or young person
3Old Frenchpoupette
4Frenchpoupéedoll
5Middle Frenchpoupéedoll, toy
6Old Frenchpoupée
7Latinpupagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
8Latinpupusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w-