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Where does “pobrecito” come from?

pobrecito (Spanish) comes from Spanish pobre, from Old Spanish pobre, from Latin pauper, from Latin pavo-pars, from Proto-Indo-European pau- — smallness.

pobrecito (Spanish): Diminutive of pobre; poor thing

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of pobre; poor thing

Ancestry of “pobrecito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpobrepoor
2Old Spanishpobre—
3Latinpauperpoor
4Latinpavo-parsgetting little
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpau-smallness
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