Where does “pococurantic” come from?
pococurantic (English) comes from English pococurante, 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.
Ancestry of “pococurantic”, step by step
pococurantic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pococurante
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pococurante | Apathetic, indifferent or nonchalant; An... |
| 2 | French | Pococurante | one who is apathetic |
| 3 | Italian | poco | little, not much; little, not very, poorly; a... |
| 4 | Spanish | poco | little, not much; few, not many; un-, not |
| 5 | Latin | paucus | few, little |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | paukos | few |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ukos | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |