Etymograph

English

pupivorous

Pupivorous comes from Latin vorō ‘to devour’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvorōas vorare‘to devour’
  2. Englishtodaypupivorous

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvorōas vorare‘to devour’
  2. Englishtodaypupivorous

Formed from pupa + -i-

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

Latin pūpa ‘little girl’

English pupa

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- ‘to devour’

gorge, quirk, gurgle, ouroboros, 23 more

through Proto-Italic *worā

devourer, 14 more

through Latin vorō ‘to devour’

devour, voracious, herbivorous, 15 more

Today it means

adj Feeding on the pupae (or larvae) of insects.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin vorō / pupivorous

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