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Where does “paucete” come from?

paucete (Middle English) comes from Middle French paucité, from Latin paucitas, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic paukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

Ancestry of “paucete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchpaucité—
2Latinpaucitasscarcity, paucity
3Latinpaucusfew, little
4Proto-Italicpaukos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
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