pupate

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English pupa Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English pupate From pupa + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

1. To become a pupa.

   “But first. Attend me, as I pupate!”