Where does “pecunious” come from?

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

pecunious (English): With money, wealthy; financially independent;...

Definitions

  1. With money, wealthy; financially independent;...

Ancestry of “pecunious”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpecūniamoney
2Latinpecūcattle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱu-sheep; cattle; livestock, domestic animals

Words derived from “pecunious

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