Where does “pochissimo” come from?

pochissimo (Italian) comes 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.

Ancestry of “pochissimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpocolittle, not much; little, not very, poorly; a...
2Spanishpocolittle, not much; few, not many; un-, not
3Latinpaucusfew, little
4Proto-Italicpaukosfew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →