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English word pupil comes from Latin pupus, and later Latin pupa (Doll, puppet. Girl, little girl.)
pupus (Latin)
A boy, a child. A puppet. The pupil of the eye (post-class. for pūpula and pūpilla).
pupa (Latin)
Doll, puppet. Girl, little girl.
pupilla (Latin)
(anatomy) pupil of the eye. Orphan, ward (female).
pupille (Middle French)
pupil (English)
(anatomy) The hole in the middle of the iris of the eye, through which light passes to be focused on the retina.. (zoology) The central dark part of an ocellated spot.