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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
2EnglishMarion—
3Old FrenchMarion—
4Old FrenchMarie—
5LatinMarīa—
6Ancient GreekΜαρία—
7Hebrewמִרְיָם—
8Aramaicמריםbitter
9Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם →