Where does “peculiaris” come from?

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

peculiaris (Latin): private; personal; peculiar, specific

Definitions

  1. private; personal; peculiar, specific

Ancestry of “peculiaris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpecūliumprivate property (originally in the form of cattle, but later in the form of savings)
2LatinpecusA group of large domestic animals: a herd of...
3Proto-Italic*pekos—

Words derived from “peculiaris”

Every word from Proto-Italic *pekos →Every word from Latin pecus →Every word from Latin pecūlium →