Where does “pauc” come from?

pauc (Interlingua) comes from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic paukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

pauc (Interlingua): little, few

Definitions

  1. little, few

Ancestry of “pauc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpaucusfew, little
2Proto-Italicpaukosfew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →