Where does “pypedwaith” come from?
pypedwaith (Welsh) comes from Welsh pyped, 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.
pypedwaith (Welsh): puppetry
Definitions
- puppetry
Ancestry of “pypedwaith”, step by step
pypedwaith traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Welsh pyped
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | pyped | 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 |