Where does “peculiar” come from?
peculiar (Portuguese) comes from Latin peculiaris, from Latin pecūlium, from Latin pecus, from Proto-Italic *pekos.
peculiar (Portuguese): peculiar; unusual; strange; peculiar
Definitions
- peculiar; unusual; strange; peculiar
Ancestry of “peculiar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | peculiaris | private; personal; peculiar, specific |
| 2 | Latin | pecūlium | private property (originally in the form of cattle, but later in the form of savings) |
| 3 | Latin | pecus | A group of large domestic animals: a herd of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *pekos | — |