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.

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

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pau- →