Where does “poca-solta” come from?

poca-solta (Catalan) comes from Catalan solta, from Catalan solt, from Latin solvo, from Latin sē-, from Latin sex, from Proto-Italic seks, from Proto-Indo-European swéḱs — six.

poca-solta (Catalan): lacking sense, foolish, inept

Definitions

  1. lacking sense, foolish, inept

Ancestry of “poca-solta”, step by step

poca-solta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan solta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalansoltarelease, releasing
2Catalansoltunbound, loose
3Latinsolvoto loosen, untie, undo; free [up], release, acquit, exempt
4Latinsē-apart-; aside-; away
5Latinsexsix; 6
6Proto-Italicsekssix
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswéḱssix

via Catalan poc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpoclittle, not much; few, not many; a few, not a lot...
2Latinpaucusfew, little
3Proto-Italicpaukosfew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéḱsEvery word from Latin sē-Every word from Latin solvo