Where does “pococurante” come from?

pococurante (French) 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 (French): one who is apathetic

Definitions

  1. one who is apathetic

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ukosEvery word from Proto-Italic paukos