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Where does “paucality” come from?

paucality (English) comes from English paucal, from Latin paucalis, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic paukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

paucality (English): The state of being marked to denote, or the fact...

Definitions

  1. The state of being marked to denote, or the fact...

Ancestry of “paucality”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpaucalCharacterized by having a small number, greater...
2Latinpaucalisfew, little
3Latinpaucusfew, little
4Proto-Italicpaukos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →