Where does “poppavia” come from?

poppavia (Italian) comes from Italian poppa, from Latin puppa, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

poppavia (Italian): sternwards

Definitions

  1. sternwards

Ancestry of “poppavia”, step by step

poppavia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian poppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpoppabreast, boob; stern; third-person singular...
2Latinpuppastern
3Latinpupagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
4Latinpupusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

via Italian via

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianviaroad, street, path; way, route; means
2Latinviāroad, street, path
3Proto-Italic*wiāroad
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwih₁eh₂-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Latin pupus →Every word from Latin pupa →