Where does “pobre” come from?
pobre (Catalan) comes from Old Occitan paubre, from Latin pauper, from Latin pavo-pars, from Proto-Indo-European pau- — smallness.
pobre (Catalan): poor
Ancestry of “pobre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Occitan | paubre | poor; pauper; poor person |
| 2 | Latin | pauper | poor |
| 3 | Latin | pavo-pars | getting little |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pau- | smallness |
Words derived from “pobre”