English
paurometabolism
Paurometabolism comes from Ancient Greek παῦρος ‘small, little’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₂w-‘few, little’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*péh₂urosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπαῦροςpaûros‘small, little’
- Englishtodaypaurometabolism
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*peh₂w-‘few, little’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*péh₂urosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEπαῦροςpaûros‘small, little’
- Englishtodaypaurometabolism
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- ‘few, little’
few, poor, fewer, pose, puppy, pupil, pause, puppet, pediatrics, filly, pedagogy, pave, orthopedics, puerile, paucity, pupa, posada, menopausal, 30 more
Today it means
noun Hemimetabolism.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- / paurometabolism