Where does “empequenecer” come from?

empequenecer (Galician) comes from Galician pequeno, from Old Portuguese pequeno, from Vulgar Latin pitinnus — small.

empequenecer (Galician): to make smaller, to shrink, to reduce

Definitions

  1. to make smaller, to shrink, to reduce

Ancestry of “empequenecer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianpequenolittle, short, small; smaller; young; younger
2Old Portuguesepequeno—
3Vulgar Latinpitinnussmall
Every word from Vulgar Latin pitinnus →Every word from Old Portuguese pequeno →Every word from Galician pequeno →