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Where does “Pococurante” come from?

Pococurante (French) comes 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 “Pococurante”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Pococurante”

  • pococurante
  • pococurantism
  • pococurante
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