Where does “paucistratified” come from?

paucistratified (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.

paucistratified (English): Having few strata

Definitions

  1. Having few strata

Ancestry of “paucistratified”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpauci-Having or involving few
2Latinpaucīfew, small group of people
3Latinpaucusfew, little
4Proto-Italicpaukosfew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →