Where does “um poucão” come from?

um poucão (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese -ão, from Old Portuguese -ão, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

um poucão (Portuguese): a lottle something that is more than a little, but less than a lot

Definitions

  1. a lottle something that is more than a little, but less than a lot

Ancestry of “um poucão”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguese-ãoforms the augmentative of nouns; forms the...
2Old Portuguese-ão—
3Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian
Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from Portuguese -ão →Every word from Old Portuguese -ão →