poverty

English

/ˈpɒvəti/, /ˈpɑːvɚti/

noun
Definitions
  • The quality or state of being poor; lack of money
  • Any deficiency of elements or resources that are needed or desired, or that constitute richness

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French poverté derived from Latin paupertās root from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (few, little, small, smallness, young, offspring).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peh₂w-

Gloss

few, little, small, smallness, young, offspring

Concept
Semantic Field

Quantity

Ontological Category

Other

Kanji

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms