Paucid
/ˈpɔː.sɪd/noun
Rare or few in number.
Did you know?Paucid belongs to a family descended from an ancient Indo-European root associated with small quantity, which also helped produce the word “pauper,” literally linked to having little.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*peh₂u-
“Few, little, or small in amount”
Classical Latin
Latin
paucus
“Few, little, or scarce”
Medieval Latin
Latin
paucidus
“Having few or being scanty; a learned formation from paucus”
19th Century
English
paucid
“Rare or few in number, chiefly used in specialized or literary contexts”
Modern English
English
paucid
“Few or scarce; an uncommon adjective”