Where does “apoquentador” come from?

apoquentador (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese apoquentar, from Portuguese pouco, from Old Portuguese pouco, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic paukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

apoquentador (Portuguese): that annoys, disturbs, pesters

Definitions

  1. that annoys, disturbs, pesters

Ancestry of “apoquentador”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseapoquentarto bother
2Portuguesepoucolittle of something; a short while; little; few
3Old Portuguesepouco—
4Latinpaucusfew, little
5Proto-Italicpaukosfew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ukos →Every word from Proto-Italic paukos →