Where does “poco” come from?

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

poco (Spanish): little, not much; few, not many; un-, not

Definitions

  1. little, not much; few, not many; un-, not

Ancestry of “poco”, step by step

poco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin paucus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpaucusfew, little
2Proto-Italicpaukosfew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ukos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness

via Old Spanish poço

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishpoçowell (hole in the ground as a source of water or other fluids)
2Latinputeuspit, dungeon; well; cistern
3Latin-alnoun-forming suffix

Words derived from “poco”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →