Where does “pupa” come from?

pupa (Translingual) comes from Latin pupa, from Latin pupus, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

pupa (Translingual): resembling an insect in its pupal stage of...

Definitions

  1. resembling an insect in its pupal stage of...

Ancestry of “pupa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpupagirl, little girl; doll, puppet; pupa
2Latinpupusa boy, a child; a puppet; the pupil of the eye
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Latin pupus →Every word from Latin pupa →
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