Where does “pupille” come from?

pupille (Anglo-Norman) comes from Latin pūpillus, from Latin pūpus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

pupille (Anglo-Norman): orphan

Definitions

  1. orphan

Ancestry of “pupille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūpillusorphan, ward
2Latinpūpusa boy, a child
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “pupille”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Latin pūpus →Every word from Latin pūpillus →