Where does “pegureiro” come from?
pegureiro (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese pegureiro, from Latin pecorarius, from Latin pecus, from Proto-Italic *pekos.
pegureiro (Galician): blood sausage; rogue, mischievous
Definitions
- blood sausage; rogue, mischievous
Ancestry of “pegureiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | pegureiro | — |
| 2 | Latin | pecorarius | herdsman, shepherd |
| 3 | Latin | pecus | A group of large domestic animals: a herd of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *pekos | — |