English word puppet comes from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-, and later Latin pusus (A boy, a little boy.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *peh₂w- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| pupus | Latin (lat) | A boy, a child. A puppet. The pupil of the eye (post-class. for pūpula and pūpilla). |
| pusus | Latin (lat) | A boy, a little boy. |
| *pupata | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| poupée | French (fr) | Doll (object). |
| poupette | Old French (fro) | |
| puppet | English (en) | (engineering) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle in a lathe.. (figuratively) A person, country, etc, controlled by another.. (obsolete) A poppet; a small image in the human form; a doll.. Any small model of a person or animal able to be moved by strings or rods, or in the form of a glove. |