Where does “pupivorous” come from?
pupivorous (English) comes from Latin vorāre, from Latin vorō, from Latin voto, from Proto-Italic wetā(je)-, from Proto-Indo-European weth₂- — to say.
pupivorous (English): Feeding on the pupae of insects
Definitions
- Feeding on the pupae of insects
Ancestry of “pupivorous”, step by step
pupivorous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin vorāre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | vorāre | — |
| 2 | Latin | vorō | to devour; to eat greedily |
| 3 | Latin | voto | dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | wetā(je)- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weth₂- | to say |
via English pupa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | pupa | An insect in the development stage between larva... |
| 2 | Latin | pupa | girl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa |
| 3 | Latin | pupus | a boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |