Where does “pupa” come from?

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

pupa (Italian): doll; pupa

Definitions

  1. doll; pupa

Ancestry of “pupa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpupagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
2Latinpupusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “pupa”

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