Where does “puppare” come from?

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

Ancestry of “puppare”, step by step

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

Words derived from “puppare”

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