Where does “papetero” come from?
papetero (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog papet, from English puppet, from Middle English popet, from Old French poupette, from French poupée, from Middle French poupée, from Old French poupée, from Latin pupa — few, little; smallness.
papetero (Tagalog): puppeteer
Definitions
- puppeteer
Ancestry of “papetero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tagalog | papet | puppet |
| 2 | English | puppet | Any small model of a person or animal able to be... |
| 3 | Middle English | popet | A small or young person |
| 4 | Old French | poupette | — |
| 5 | French | poupée | doll |
| 6 | Middle French | poupée | doll, toy |
| 7 | Old French | poupée | — |
| 8 | Latin | pupa | girl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa |
| 9 | Latin | pupus | a boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |