Where does “povre” come from?

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

povre (Old French): poor

Definitions

  1. poor

Ancestry of “povre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “povre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pau- →Every word from Latin pavo-pars →Every word from Latin pauper →