Where does “expupilo” come from?

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

expupilo (Spanish): former pupil

Definitions

  1. former pupil

Ancestry of “expupilo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpupiloorphan; houseguest, boarder; pupil
2Latinpūpillusorphan, ward
3Latinpūpusa boy, a child
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w-Every word from Latin pūpusEvery word from Latin pūpillus
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