Where does “pecorino” come from?

pecorino (English) comes from Italian pecorino, from Italian pecora, from Latin pecora, from Latin pecū, from Proto-Indo-European peḱu- — sheep; cattle; livestock, domestic animals.

pecorino (English): Any of a family of Italian cheeses made from...

Definitions

  1. Any of a family of Italian cheeses made from...

Ancestry of “pecorino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpecorinosheep; sheeplike, sheepish; pecorino
2Italianpecorasheep; ewe; sheep, milksop
3Latinpecoranominative plural of pecus; accusative plural of...
4Latinpecūcattle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱu-sheep; cattle; livestock, domestic animals
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱu- →Every word from Latin pecū →Every word from Latin pecora →