Etymograph

English

pupiform

From pupa + -iform.

Formed from pupa + -iform

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- ‘few, little’

Latin pūpa ‘little girl’

English pupa

Today it means

adj Resembling a pupa.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pupiform”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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