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pupilla
Latin · ancient
"little doll"
little doll, diminutive of pupa, from the tiny reflected image seen in someone's eye
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pupille
Old French · medieval
"the opening in the center of the eye"
carried into French for the opening in the center of the eye
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pupil
English · 1400s
"the opening in the eye that lets in light"
settled as the English word for the opening in the eye that lets in light
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