Where does “poquitito” come from?

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

poquitito (Spanish): Diminutive of poquito; tiny bit

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of poquito; tiny bit

Ancestry of “poquitito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishpoquitoDiminutive of poco, tiny, very small; Diminutive...
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- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂ukos →Every word from Proto-Italic paukos →