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Where does “peculator” come from?

peculator (English) comes from Latin pecūlātor, from Latin pecūlor, from Latin pecūlium, from Latin pecus, from Proto-Italic *pekos.

peculator (English): A person who peculates; an embezzler

Definitions

  1. A person who peculates; an embezzler

Ancestry of “peculator”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpecūlātor—
2Latinpecūlor—
3Latinpecūlium—
4LatinpecusA group of large domestic animals: a herd of...
5Proto-Italic*pekos—
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