Where does “juxtapupillary” come from?
juxtapupillary (English) comes from English pupillary, from Latin pupillaris, from Latin pūpillus, from Latin pūpus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
juxtapupillary (English): Next to the pupil of the eye
Definitions
- Next to the pupil of the eye
Ancestry of “juxtapupillary”, step by step
juxtapupillary traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pupillary
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pupillary | Of or pertaining to person below a certain legal... |
| 2 | Latin | pupillaris | of an orphan, of a ward, orphan-, ward |
| 3 | Latin | pūpillus | orphan, ward |
| 4 | Latin | pūpus | a boy, a child |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |