Where does “depauperat” come from?
depauperat (Middle English) comes from Medieval Latin depauperare, from Latin pauperare, from Latin pauper, from Latin pavo-pars, from Proto-Indo-European pau- — smallness.
depauperat (Middle English): Impoverished
Definitions
- Impoverished
Ancestry of “depauperat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medieval Latin | depauperare | — |
| 2 | Latin | pauperare | — |
| 3 | Latin | pauper | poor |
| 4 | Latin | pavo-pars | getting little |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pau- | smallness |