pauvre

French

adj
Definitions
  • poor (financially deprived)
  • lacking, scanty
  • poor, pitiable

Etymology

Inherited from Old French povre inherited from Latin pauper, pauperem derived from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (few, little, small, smallness, young, offspring).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peh₂w-

Gloss

few, little, small, smallness, young, offspring

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