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
- Diminutive of poquito; tiny bit
Ancestry of “poquitito”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | poquito | Diminutive of poco, tiny, very small; Diminutive... |
| 2 | Spanish | poco | little, not much; few, not many; un-, not |
| 3 | Latin | paucus | few, little |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | paukos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂ukos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₂w- | few, little; smallness |