Where does “poupon” come from?

poupon (French) comes from French poupard, 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.

poupon (French): little baby; baby doll

Definitions

  1. little baby; baby doll

Ancestry of “poupon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoupardchubby baby; chubby, plump
2Frenchpoupéedoll
3Middle Frenchpoupéedoll, toy
4Old Frenchpoupée—
5Latinpupagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
6Latinpupusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “poupon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Latin pupus →Every word from Latin pupa →