Where does “povere” come from?
povere (Italian) comes from Italian povero, from Latin pauperem, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.
povere (Italian): feminine plural of povero
Definitions
- feminine plural of povero
Ancestry of “povere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | povero | poor; poor man, pauper; the poor, the needy, poor... |
| 2 | Latin | pauperem | accusative masculine singular of pauper;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |