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Where does “pequenino” come from?

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

pequenino (Portuguese): Diminutive of pequeno; wee; boy, child; tiny

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of pequeno; wee; boy, child; tiny

Ancestry of “pequenino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepequenosmall; child
2Old Portuguesepequeno—
3Vulgar Latinpitinnussmall

Words derived from “pequenino”

  • pickaninny
  • picaninny
  • pickney
  • pequenino
  • pikinini bilong kaikai
  • pikinini
  • pikin
  • pikinini
  • piknini
  • biginini
  • pikin
  • pikinini
  • pikin
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