Where does “poupard” come from?
poupard (French) comes from French poupée, from Middle French poupée, from Old French poupée, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
poupard (French): chubby baby; chubby, plump
Definitions
- chubby baby; chubby, plump
Ancestry of “poupard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | poupée | doll |
| 2 | Middle French | poupée | doll, toy |
| 3 | Old French | poupée | — |
| 4 | Latin | pupa | girl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa |
| 5 | Latin | pupus | a boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |
Words derived from “poupard”