Where does “semipupa” come from?
semipupa (English) comes from English pupa, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
semipupa (English): The young of an insect in a stage between larva...
Definitions
- The young of an insect in a stage between larva...
Ancestry of “semipupa”, step by step
semipupa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English semi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | semi | A semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a... |
| 2 | English | semi- | half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,... |
| 3 | Latin | sēmi- | half |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sēmi | half; partially |
Words derived from “semipupa”