Where does “puținătate” come from?
puținătate (Romanian) comes from Romanian puțin, from Vulgar Latin putinus, from Late Latin pitinnus — very small.
puținătate (Romanian): exiguity; littleness, meagerness; sparsity;...
Definitions
- exiguity; littleness, meagerness; sparsity;...
Ancestry of “puținătate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | puțin | a little, few, little; some; small , little,... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | putinus | — |
| 3 | Late Latin | pitinnus | very small |