Where does “pupa” come from?

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

pupa (Latin): girl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa

Definitions

  1. girl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa

Ancestry of “pupa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pupa”

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