Where does “pupille” come from?

pupille (French) comes from Middle French pupille, from Latin pūpilla, from Latin pupula, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

pupille (French): pupil; an orphan under guardianship, a ward

Definitions

  1. pupil; an orphan under guardianship, a ward

Ancestry of “pupille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpupille—
2Latinpūpilla—
3Latinpupulapupil; little lass
4Latinpupagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
5Latinpupusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “pupille”

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