Where does “pauce” come from?

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

pauce (English): Subject to or pertaining to paucity; being scarce or insufficient

Definitions

  1. Subject to or pertaining to paucity; being scarce or insufficient

Ancestry of “pauce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpaucusfew, little
2Proto-Italicpaukosfew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ukos →Every word from Proto-Italic paukos →