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Where does “pecus” come from?

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

pecus (Latin): A group of large domestic animals: a herd of...

Definitions

  1. A group of large domestic animals: a herd of...

Ancestry of “pecus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic*pekos—

Words derived from “pecus”

  • peculiar
  • peculiarly
  • peculiarity
  • peculation
  • peculium
  • pecorino
  • peculator
  • peculate
  • peculiarize
  • peculiarness
  • peculiarise
  • unpeculiarity
  • depeculor
  • depeculans
  • depeculaturus
  • depeculatus
  • pecoralis
  • pecuinus
  • peculium
  • peculor
  • peculatus
  • peculiaris
  • depeculandus
  • peculator
Every word from Proto-Italic *pekos →