Where does “pecoreccio” come from?

pecoreccio (Italian) comes from Italian -eccio, from Latin -icius, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

pecoreccio (Italian): sheep; coarse, vulgar; sheep droppings

Definitions

  1. sheep; coarse, vulgar; sheep droppings

Ancestry of “pecoreccio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italian-eccioforms adjectives
2Latin-icius-itious
3Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
4Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
5Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
6Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
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