Where does “poppa” come from?
poppa (Italian) comes from Latin puppa, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
poppa (Italian): breast, boob; stern; third-person singular...
Definitions
- breast, boob; stern; third-person singular...
Ancestry of “poppa”, step by step
poppa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin puppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | puppa | stern |
| 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 Vulgar Latin puppa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | puppa | breast, teat, nipple, boob; stern |
| 2 | Latin | puppis | stern, poop of a ship; a ship; backside of a... |
Words derived from “poppa”