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Where does “pauciarticular” come from?

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

pauciarticular (English): That affects few joints of the body

Definitions

  1. That affects few joints of the body

Ancestry of “pauciarticular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpauci-Having or involving few
2Latinpaucī—
3Latinpaucusfew, little
4Proto-Italicpaukos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →