Where does “apocar” come from?

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

apocar (Spanish): to shorten; to curtail

Definitions

  1. to shorten; to curtail

Ancestry of “apocar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpocolittle, not much; few, not many; un-, not
2Latinpaucusfew, little
3Proto-Italicpaukosfew
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

Words derived from “apocar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →