Where does “pekulo” come from?
pekulo (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto peki, from Italian peccare, from Latin peccō, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
pekulo (Esperanto): sinner
Ancestry of “pekulo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | peki | to sin |
| 2 | Italian | peccare | to sin |
| 3 | Latin | peccō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |