Where does “depauperamento” come from?
depauperamento (Italian) comes from Italian depauperare, from Latin pauperō, from Latin pauper, from Latin pavo-pars, from Proto-Indo-European pau- — smallness.
depauperamento (Italian): impoverishment, depletion
Definitions
- impoverishment, depletion
Ancestry of “depauperamento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | depauperare | To impoverish |
| 2 | Latin | pauperō | to impoverish, to make poor |
| 3 | Latin | pauper | poor |
| 4 | Latin | pavo-pars | getting little |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pau- | smallness |