paucity的词源

英文词源

paucity

paucity: see few

paucity (n.)

late 14c., from Old French paucité (14c.) and directly from Latin paucitatem (nominative paucitas) "fewness, scarcity, a small number," from paucus "few, little," from PIE *pau-ko-, from root *pau- (1) "few, little" (cognates: Latin paullus "little;" Old English feawe "few;" see few (adj.)).

中文词源

paucity：贫穷，贫乏

来自拉丁语paucus,少的，小的，来自PIE*pau-ko,来自*pau,少的，小的，词源同few,poor.引申词义贫穷，贫乏。

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