Where does “dappocaggine” come from?
dappocaggine (Italian) comes from Italian dappoco, 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.
dappocaggine (Italian): ineptitude, worthlessness
Definitions
- ineptitude, worthlessness
Ancestry of “dappocaggine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | dappoco | inept; insignificant |
| 2 | Italian | poco | little, not much; little, not very, poorly; a... |
| 3 | Spanish | poco | little, not much; few, not many; un-, not |
| 4 | Latin | paucus | few, little |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | paukos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ukos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |