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
- private; personal; peculiar, specific
Ancestry of “peculiaris”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | pecūlium | — |
| 2 | Latin | pecus | A group of large domestic animals: a herd of... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *pekos | — |
Words derived from “peculiaris”