Where does “pseudopupil” come from?
pseudopupil (English) comes from English pupil, from Middle English 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.
pseudopupil (English): A dark spot that moves across the compound eye of...
Definitions
- A dark spot that moves across the compound eye of...
Ancestry of “pseudopupil”, step by step
pseudopupil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pupil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pupil | A learner under the supervision of a teacher or... |
| 2 | Middle English | pupille | — |
| 3 | Old French | pupille | orphan |
| 4 | Latin | pūpilla | — |
| 5 | Latin | pupula | pupil; little lass |
| 6 | Latin | pupa | girl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa |
| 7 | Latin | pupus | a boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |
via English pseudo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pseudo | An intellectually pretentious person; a... |
| 2 | English | pseudo- | False, not genuine, fake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ψευδής | lying, false, untrue; deceived, beguiled |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |