Where does “pupa” come from?

pupa (Cebuano) comes from Spanish popa, from Old Spanish popa, from Vulgar Latin puppa, from Latin puppis — stern, poop of a ship; a ship; backside of a...

pupa (Cebuano): the stern; the rear part of a ship or vessel

Definitions

  1. the stern; the rear part of a ship or vessel

Ancestry of “pupa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpopastern
2Old Spanishpopa
3Vulgar Latinpuppabreast, teat, nipple, boob; stern
4Latinpuppisstern, poop of a ship; a ship; backside of a...
Every word from Latin puppis