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Where does “povre” come from?

povre (Middle English) comes from Old French povre, from Latin pauper, from Latin pavo-pars, from Proto-Indo-European pau- — smallness.

povre (Middle English): poor, needy; poor by choice; Afflicted by need...

Definitions

  1. poor, needy; poor by choice; Afflicted by need...

Ancestry of “povre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpovrepoor
2Latinpauperpoor
3Latinpavo-parsgetting little
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpau-smallness

Words derived from “povre”

  • poor
  • poorhouse
  • nonpoor
  • poorness
  • poorish
  • antipoor
  • ultrapoor
  • poormouth
  • semipoor
  • impoor
  • dirt-poor
  • poorling
  • povra
  • poverly
  • povere
  • povra
  • povreso
  • povrigar
  • povreskar
  • puir
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