Where does “poco” come from?

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

poco (Italian): little, not much; little, not very, poorly; a...

Definitions

  1. little, not much; little, not very, poorly; a...

Ancestry of “poco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpocolittle, not much; few, not many; un-, not
2Latinpaucusfew, little
3Proto-Italicpaukosfew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “poco”

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