Where does “marionettista” come from?

marionettista (Italian) comes from Italian marionetta, from English Marion, from Old French Marion, from Old French Marie, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים.

marionettista (Italian): puppet master, puppeteer, puppetman

Definitions

  1. puppet master, puppeteer, puppetman

Ancestry of “marionettista”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmarionettapuppet, marionette
2EnglishMarionor by folk etymology seen as a masculine form of Mary
3Old FrenchMarion
4Old FrenchMarie
5LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
6Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
7Hebrewמִרְיָם
8Aramaicמריםbitter
9Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Aramaic מרים