Etymology of the English word mudpuppy
the English word
mudpuppyderived from the English word
mudderived from the Low German word
muddederived from the Proto-Germanic root
*mud-derived from the English word
puppyderived from the Anglo-Norman word
poppederived from the Vulgar Latin root
*puppaderived from the Latin word
pupa (girl; little girl; a doll)
derived from the Old French word
popeeUsage
Word found in Modern English