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Where does “pexurus” come from?
pexurus (Latin) comes from Latin pecto, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.
Definitions
Ancestry of “pexurus”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
pecto
I comb; I card, heckle, comb; I hoe, weed
2
Proto-Indo-European
peḱ-
to pluck; livestock; wealth
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