Etymology of the English word puppet
the English word
puppetderived from the English word
poppetderived from the Old French word
poupettederived from the Anglo-Norman word
poppederived from the Vulgar Latin root
*puppaderived from the Latin word
pupa (girl; little girl; a doll)
Date
The earliest known usage of puppet in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
puppeteer,
puppetryCognates
Dutch
pop, French
poupée, German
Puppe, Icelandic
púpa: Pupille, Italian
pupa, Latin
pupa, Swedish
puppaUsage
Word found in Modern English
