Where does “paubre” come from?

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

paubre (Old Occitan): poor; pauper; poor person

Definitions

  1. poor; pauper; poor person

Ancestry of “paubre”, step by step

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

Words derived from “paubre”

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