Where does “paupero” come from?
paupero (Latin) comes from Latin pauper, from Latin pavo-pars, from Proto-Indo-European pau- — smallness.
Ancestry of “paupero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pauper | poor |
| 2 | Latin | pavo-pars | getting little |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pau- | smallness |