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Where does “pauper” come from?

pauper (Latin) comes from Latin pavo-pars, from Proto-Indo-European pau- — smallness.

pauper (Latin): poor

Definitions

  1. poor

Ancestry of “pauper”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpavo-parsgetting little
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpau-smallness

Words derived from “pauper”

  • poor
  • poverty
  • pauper
  • impoverishment
  • pauperism
  • poorhouse
  • impoverish
  • antipoverty
  • nonpoor
  • poorness
  • pauperization
  • pov
  • pauperize
  • depauperate
  • poorish
  • pauperdom
  • antipoor
  • nonpoverty
  • impoverisher
  • ultrapoor
  • depauperize
  • poormouth
  • semipoor
  • pauperess
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