Where does “pecuary” come from?
pecuary (English) comes from Portuguese pecuária, from Latin pecuaria, from Latin pecuarius, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
pecuary (English): The raising of livestock, as practiced in in...
Definitions
- The raising of livestock, as practiced in in...
Ancestry of “pecuary”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | pecuária | the raising of livestock; animal husbandry;... |
| 2 | Latin | pecuaria | nominative feminine singular of pecuārius;... |
| 3 | Latin | pecuarius | sheep, cattle |
| 4 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |