Where does “pecūlor” come from?
pecūlor (Latin) comes from Latin pecūlium, from Latin pecus, from Proto-Italic *pekos.
pecūlor (Latin): to defraud the public; to embezzle public funds
Definitions
- to defraud the public; to embezzle public funds
Ancestry of “pecūlor”, step by step
pecūlor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pecūlium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pecūlium | private property (originally in the form of cattle, but later in the form of savings) |
| 2 | Latin | pecus | A group of large domestic animals: a herd of... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *pekos | — |
via Latin pecū
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | pecū | cattle |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱu- | sheep; cattle; livestock, domestic animals |
Words derived from “pecūlor”