Where does “pupludisto” come from?

pupludisto (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto pupo, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

pupludisto (Esperanto): puppeteer

Definitions

  1. puppeteer

Ancestry of “pupludisto”, step by step

pupludisto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Esperanto pupo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantopupodoll; hand puppet; pupa
2Latinpupagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
3Latinpupusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

via Esperanto ludi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantoludito play
2Latinlūdōto play (a game or sport)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Latin pupus →Every word from Latin pupa →