Where does “pouco” come from?

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

pouco (Portuguese): little of something; a short while; little; few

Definitions

  1. little of something; a short while; little; few

Ancestry of “pouco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesepouco—
2Latinpaucusfew, little
3Proto-Italicpaukosfew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “pouco”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →