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Where does “pauros” come from?

pauros (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

pauros (Proto-Italic): few, small

Definitions

  1. few, small

Ancestry of “pauros”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “pauros”

  • administration
  • minister
  • minor
  • ministry
  • administrator
  • administer
  • minus
  • menace
  • miscellaneous
  • demeanor
  • amenable
  • menacing
  • amenities
  • promenade
  • minstrel
  • paraffin
  • misdemeanor
  • prom
  • minuscule
  • amenity
  • menacingly
  • miscellany
  • maladministration
  • metier
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