myEtymology.com: English etymology of pupil

1. Etymology of the English word pupil

the English word pupil

derived from the Latin word pupa (girl; little girl; a doll)

derived from the Old French word pupille

derived from the Latin word pupillus (orphan, ward)

derived from the Latin word pupus

derived from the Juridical Latin word pupillus

derived from the Latin word pupus

Dutch pupil, French pupille, German Pupille, Italian pupillo, Italian pupilla, Norwegian pupill, Spanish pupila, Spanish pupilo, Swedish pupill

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derived from the English word pupil

derived from the Latin word pupilla (orphan girl, ward, minor; pupil of the eye)

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