See also: pauci English Etymology From Latin paucī, form of paucus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (“few, small”) (English few). Prefix pauci- (chiefly biology) Having or involving few. paucisymptomatic, paucispiral Synonyms oligo- (from Ancient Greek) Antonyms multi- (from Latin) poly- (from Ancient Greek) Derived terms English terms prefixed with pauci- Anagrams IUPACWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.