Where does “paucibacillary” come from?
paucibacillary (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.
paucibacillary (English): Having few bacilli
Ancestry of “paucibacillary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pauci- | Having or involving few |
| 2 | Latin | paucī | — |
| 3 | Latin | paucus | few, little |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | paukos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ukos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |