Where does “tampoc” come from?
tampoc (Catalan) comes from Catalan poc, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic paukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
tampoc (Catalan): neither, not either
Definitions
- neither, not either
Ancestry of “tampoc”, step by step
tampoc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan poc
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | poc | little, not much; few, not many; a few, not a lot... |
| 2 | Latin | paucus | few, little |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | paukos | few |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ukos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |
via Catalan tan
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catalan | tan | so, such |