Where does “pecuniario” come from?
pecuniario (Italian) comes from Latin pecūniārius, from Latin pecūnia, from Latin pecū, from Proto-Indo-European peḱu- — sheep; cattle; livestock, domestic animals.
pecuniario (Italian): financial, monetary, pecuniary
Definitions
- financial, monetary, pecuniary
Ancestry of “pecuniario”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pecūniārius | money; pecuniary, financial |
| 2 | Latin | pecūnia | money |
| 3 | Latin | pecū | cattle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱu- | sheep; cattle; livestock, domestic animals |