Puer
/ˈpweːr/noun
Latin for a boy, child, or young male.
Did you know?In Roman astrology and later occult traditions, youthful planets and signs were often described with the same symbolic energy of puer: untamed, developing, and full of potential.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peh₂u-
“small, few; child, young one”
Latin
Latin
puer
“boy, child, youth”
Late Latin
Latin
puerilis
“of a boy; childish”
Old French
Old French
puerile
“childish, boyish”
Middle English
English
puerile
“boyish; immature”
Modern English
English
puerile
“childishly silly or immature”