Where does “apocamiento” come from?

apocamiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish apocar, from Spanish poco, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic paukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ukos, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

apocamiento (Spanish): timidity, humility

Definitions

  1. timidity, humility

Ancestry of “apocamiento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishapocarto shorten; to curtail
2Spanishpocolittle, not much; few, not many; un-, not
3Latinpaucusfew, little
4Proto-Italicpaukosfew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →