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Where does “pecoralis” come from?

pecoralis (Latin) comes from Latin pecus, from Proto-Italic *pekos.

Ancestry of “pecoralis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinpecusA group of large domestic animals: a herd of...
2Proto-Italic*pekos—

Words derived from “pecoralis”

  • pekoral
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