Where does “pecoraggine” come from?

pecoraggine (Italian) comes from Italian pecora, from Latin pecora, from Latin pecū, from Proto-Indo-European peḱu- — sheep; cattle; livestock, domestic animals.

pecoraggine (Italian): cowardice and stupidity; conventionality,...

Definitions

  1. cowardice and stupidity; conventionality,...

Ancestry of “pecoraggine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpecorasheep; ewe; sheep, milksop
2Latinpecoranominative plural of pecus; accusative plural of...
3Latinpecūcattle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱu-sheep; cattle; livestock, domestic animals
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱu-
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