Where does “pupil” come from?

pupil (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch pupille, from Old French pupille, from Latin pūpilla, from Latin pupula, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

pupil (Dutch): pupil aperture of the eye

Definitions

pupil aperture of the eye

Ancestry of “pupil”, step by step

pupil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch pupille

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle Dutch	pupille	—
2	Old French	pupille	orphan
3	Latin	pūpilla	—
4	Latin	pupula	pupil; little lass
5	Latin	pupa	girl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
6	Latin	pupus	a boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
7	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂w-	few, little; smallness

via Middle French pupille

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Middle French	pupille	—
2	Latin	pūpillus	orphan, ward
3	Latin	pūpus	a boy, a child

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Latin pupus →Every word from Latin pupa →