Where does “pococurante” come from?

pococurante (English) comes from French Pococurante, from Italian poco, from Spanish poco, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic paukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

pococurante (English): Apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant; An...

Definitions

  1. Apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant; An...

Ancestry of “pococurante”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchPococuranteone who is apathetic
2Italianpocolittle, not much; little, not very, poorly; a...
3Spanishpocolittle, not much; few, not many; un-, not
4Latinpaucusfew, little
5Proto-Italicpaukosfew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “pococurante”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ukos →Every word from Proto-Italic paukos →