Where does “pegureiro” come from?
pegureiro (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese pegureiro, from Latin pecorarius, from Latin pecus, from Proto-Italic *pekos.
pegureiro (Portuguese): shepherd
Ancestry of “pegureiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Portuguese | pegureiro | — |
| 2 | Latin | pecorarius | herdsman, shepherd |
| 3 | Latin | pecus | A group of large domestic animals: a herd of... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *pekos | — |