Puppet etymology

English

English word puppet comes from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-, and later Latin pusus (A boy, a little boy.)

Etymology of puppet

Detailed word origin of puppet

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.

Words with the same origin as puppet

Descendants of *peh₂w-

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