Etymology

pauci-

Today it means: Having or involving few. Full definition →

Latin paucī ← Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*peh₂w-“few, small”
  2. Latin · borrowed frompaucī
  3. English todaypauci-

From Latin paucī, form of paucus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”) (English few).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Indo-European*peh₂w- all →

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