Where does “pecora” come from?
pecora (Italian) comes from Latin pecora, from Latin pecū, from Proto-Indo-European peḱu- — sheep; cattle; livestock, domestic animals.
pecora (Italian): sheep; ewe; sheep, milksop
Definitions
- sheep; ewe; sheep, milksop
Ancestry of “pecora”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pecora | nominative plural of pecus; accusative plural of... |
| 2 | Latin | pecū | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱu- | sheep; cattle; livestock, domestic animals |
Words derived from “pecora”