From: NUJE73A-AT-prodigy.com (MR MARK S SEGAL)
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 1996 19:47:14, -0500
Subject: origin of "puppet"


-- [ From: Mark S. Segal * EMC.Ver #2.5.03 ] --

I have come across two different sources for the word puppet.
Pupa from the latin means doll
and 16th century French word poupette which means little doll.
Any one know for sure or if there is another source?
Mark


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