pupil
/pˈjuːpəl/PYOO-puhl
/pˈjupəl/PYOO-puhl
Meaninga ward; a little doll
Common meaning: a learner
Other meanings: the dark centre of the eye
- pupa girl, doll; a wardLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1492 · scan
- iladjective or verb ending
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin pūpa; pūpillus ‘a girl, doll; a ward’.
Did you know (The pupil of…): our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry PUPIL, p. 478 · dictionary scan
Did you know (Latin pupa, a…): our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry pūpa, p. 1492 · dictionary scan
Roots
- pūpa; pūpillus Latin “a girl, doll; a ward”
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