Where does “pupilente” come from?
pupilente (Spanish) comes from Spanish pupila, from Latin pūpilla, from Latin pupula, from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
pupilente (Spanish): contact lens
Definitions
- contact lens
Ancestry of “pupilente”, step by step
pupilente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Spanish pupila
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | pupila | pupil of the eye; female equivalent of pupilo,... |
| 2 | Latin | pūpilla | — |
| 3 | Latin | pupula | pupil; little lass |
| 4 | Latin | pupa | girl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa |
| 5 | Latin | pupus | a boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |