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Where does “paucī” come from?

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

Ancestry of “paucī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpaucusfew, little
2Proto-Italicpaukos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
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