Where does “pupillaris” come from?

pupillaris (Latin) comes from Latin pūpillus, from Latin pūpus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

pupillaris (Latin): of an orphan, of a ward, orphan-, ward

Definitions

  1. of an orphan, of a ward, orphan-, ward

Ancestry of “pupillaris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūpillusorphan, ward
2Latinpūpusa boy, a child
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “pupillaris”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Latin pūpus →Every word from Latin pūpillus →
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