Where does “poŭpo” come from?

poŭpo (Esperanto) comes from French poupe, from Ligurian popa, from Vulgar Latin puppa, from Latin puppis — stern, poop of a ship; a ship; backside of a...

poŭpo (Esperanto): the rear of a boat, stern, poop

Definitions

  1. the rear of a boat, stern, poop

Ancestry of “poŭpo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoupepoop, stern
2Ligurianpopa—
3Vulgar Latinpuppabreast, teat, nipple, boob; stern
4Latinpuppisstern, poop of a ship; a ship; backside of a...
Every word from Latin puppis →Every word from Vulgar Latin puppa →Every word from Ligurian popa →