Where does “pecorino” come from?
pecorino (Italian) comes from Italian pecora, from Latin pecora, from Latin pecū, from Proto-Indo-European peḱu- — sheep; cattle; livestock, domestic animals.
pecorino (Italian): sheep; sheeplike, sheepish; pecorino
Definitions
- sheep; sheeplike, sheepish; pecorino
Ancestry of “pecorino”, step by step
pecorino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian pecora
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pecora | sheep; ewe; sheep, milksop |
| 2 | Latin | pecora | nominative plural of pecus; accusative plural of... |
| 3 | Latin | pecū | cattle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱu- | sheep; cattle; livestock, domestic animals |
via Late Latin pecorīnus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Late Latin | pecorīnus | — |