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Where does “pequeno” come from?

pequeno (Old Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin pitinnus — small.

Ancestry of “pequeno”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpitinnussmall

Words derived from “pequeno”

  • pickaninny
  • picaninny
  • pickney
  • pequenino
  • pequeno
  • pequeno
  • pequeniño
  • pikinini bilong kaikai
  • pikinini
  • pikin
  • pikinini
  • piknini
  • biginini
  • pikin
  • pikinini
  • pikin
  • piquin
Every word from Vulgar Latin pitinnus →