pupus.
a boy, a child
Meaning & usage
a boy, a child
a puppet
the pupil of the eye (post-class. for pūpula and pūpilla)
Where this word comes from
From a reduplication of Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, little”) (whence also puer). De Vaan additionally supports Ernout and Meillet's hypothesis of pūpa being the original form, and pūpus being a derivative.
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