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Where does “pequeñu” come from?

pequeñu (Asturian) comes from Vulgar Latin peccuinus, from Latin pittus, from Proto-Celtic bikkos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰég-ko-s, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

pequeñu (Asturian): small

Definitions

  1. small

Ancestry of “pequeñu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpeccuinus—
2Latinpittussmall, little
3Proto-Celticbikkossmall, little
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰég-ko-s—
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “pequeñu”

  • perpequeñu
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