Where does “pupila” come from?

pupila (Spanish) comes from Latin pūpilla, from Latin pupula, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

pupila (Spanish): pupil of the eye; female equivalent of pupilo,...

Definitions

  1. pupil of the eye; female equivalent of pupilo,...

Ancestry of “pupila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpūpilla—
2Latinpupulapupil; little lass
3Latinpupagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
4Latinpupusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “pupila”

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