Where does “pouquinho” come from?

pouquinho (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -inho, from Old Portuguese -ỹo, from Latin -inus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

pouquinho (Portuguese): smidgen a little bit of something

Definitions

  1. smidgen a little bit of something

Ancestry of “pouquinho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-inhoreplaces -o and -a to form diminutives
2Old Portuguese-ỹo—
3Latin-inusOf or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →