Where does “ストップウオッチ” come from?
ストップウオッチ (Japanese) comes from English stopwatch, from English watch, from English puppy, from English puppie, from Middle French poupée, from Old French poupée, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus — few, little; smallness.
ストップウオッチ (Japanese): stopwatch
Ancestry of “ストップウオッチ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | stopwatch | A timepiece designed to measure the amount of... |
| 2 | English | watch | A portable or wearable timepiece; The act of... |
| 3 | English | puppy | A young dog, especially before sexual maturity; A... |
| 4 | English | puppie | Obsolete form of puppy |
| 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 |