Where does “telepuppet” come from?
telepuppet (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.
telepuppet (English): A remotely controlled robot for carrying out physical tasks in a space environment
Definitions
- A remotely controlled robot for carrying out physical tasks in a space environment
Ancestry of “telepuppet”, step by step
telepuppet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English puppet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | puppet | Any small model of a person or animal able to be... |
| 2 | Middle English | popet | A small or young person |
| 3 | Old French | poupette | — |
| 4 | French | poupée | doll |
| 5 | Middle French | poupée | doll, toy |
| 6 | Old French | poupée | — |
| 7 | Latin | pupa | girl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa |
| 8 | Latin | pupus | a boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |