Where does “pupil” come from?

pupil (Romanian) 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 (Romanian): pupil

Definitions

pupil

Ancestry of “pupil”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	pupille	pupil; an orphan under guardianship, a ward
2	Middle French	pupille	—
3	Latin	pūpilla	—
4	Latin	pupula	pupil; little lass
5	Latin	pupa	girl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
6	Latin	pupus	a boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
7	Proto-Indo-European	peh₂w-	few, little; smallness

Words derived from “pupil”

pupilă

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