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Where does “marionetă” come from?

marionetă (Romanian) comes from French marionnette, from French mariole, from French marionette.

marionetă (Romanian): marionette; puppet

Definitions

  1. marionette; puppet

Ancestry of “marionetă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmarionnettemarionette; puppet
2Frenchmarioleastute, intelligent, discerning; someone who is...
3Frenchmarionette—
Every word from French marionette →