Where does “pupa” come from?
pupa (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin puppare, from Latin puppa, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
pupa (Romanian): stern of a ship, poop; pupa
Definitions
- stern of a ship, poop; pupa
Ancestry of “pupa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | puppare | — |
| 2 | Latin | puppa | stern |
| 3 | Latin | pupa | girl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa |
| 4 | Latin | pupus | a boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |