Where does “pococurantist” come from?
pococurantist (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.
pococurantist (English): A nonchalant, indifferent person
Definitions
- A nonchalant, indifferent person
Ancestry of “pococurantist”, step by step
pococurantist 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 ist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ist | A practitioner or supporter of an ism |
| 2 | English | -ist | Added to words to form nouns denoting |
| 3 | Old French | -iste | — |
| 4 | Latin | -ista | -ist; one who practises or believes |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ιστής | Alternative form of -τής; -ist |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τής | Appended to verbs to form agent nouns |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | -tās | — |