Where does “pupil” come from?

pupil (Polish) comes from French pupille, from Middle French pupille, from Latin pūpilla, from Latin pupula, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

pupil (Polish): favorite son, favored student, protégé, teacher's pet

Definitions

  1. favorite son, favored student, protégé, teacher's pet

Ancestry of “pupil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpupillepupil; an orphan under guardianship, a ward
2Middle Frenchpupille—
3Latinpūpilla—
4Latinpupulapupil; little lass
5Latinpupagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
6Latinpupusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “pupil”

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