Where does “pupacide” come from?

pupacide (English) comes from English pupa, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

pupacide (English): Any pesticide that attacks the pupal stage of an insect

Definitions

  1. Any pesticide that attacks the pupal stage of an insect

Ancestry of “pupacide”, step by step

pupacide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpupaAn insect in the development stage between larva...
2Latinpupagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
3Latinpupusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

via English cide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcide—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Latin pupus →Every word from Latin pupa →