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Where does “pococurantism” come from?

pococurantism (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.

pococurantism (English): Indifference, nonchalance

Definitions

  1. Indifference, nonchalance

Ancestry of “pococurantism”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpococuranteApathetic, indifferent or nonchalant; An...
2FrenchPococurante—
3Italianpocolittle, not much; little, not very, poorly; a...
4Spanishpocolittle, not much; few, not many; un-, not
5Latinpaucusfew, little
6Proto-Italicpaukos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
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