Where does “pauperess” come from?

pauperess (English) comes from English pauper, from Latin pauper, from Latin pavo-pars, from Proto-Indo-European pau- — smallness.

pauperess (English): A female pauper

Definitions

  1. A female pauper

Ancestry of “pauperess”, step by step

pauperess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pauper

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpauperOne who is extremely poor; One living on or...
2Latinpauperpoor
3Latinpavo-parsgetting little
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpau-smallness

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pau-Every word from Latin pavo-parsEvery word from Latin pauper