Where does “pupazzettare” come from?
pupazzettare (Italian) comes from Italian pupazzetto, from Italian pupazzo, from Italian pupo, from Latin pūpus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
pupazzettare (Italian): to caricature
Definitions
- to caricature
Ancestry of “pupazzettare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pupazzetto | figurine, especially of a child |
| 2 | Italian | pupazzo | puppet |
| 3 | Italian | pupo | a small child; puppet |
| 4 | Latin | pūpus | a boy, a child |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |