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Where does “pupillaris” come from?

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

Ancestry of “pupillaris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūpillus—
2Latinpūpus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →