Where does “impecunious” come from?
Impecunious derives from Latin impecuniōsus, from in- (not) and pecunia (money), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning absence or negation.
impecunious (English): lacking money
Ancestry of “impecunious”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | pecunious | With money, wealthy; financially independent;... |
| 2 | Latin | pecūnia | — |
| 3 | Latin | pecū | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱu- | sheep; cattle; livestock, domestic animals |
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