Where does “peculiu” come from?

peculiu (Romanian) comes from Latin pecūlium, from Latin pecus, from Proto-Italic *pekos.

peculiu (Romanian): peculium; earnings of a convict

Definitions

  1. peculium; earnings of a convict

Ancestry of “peculiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpecūliumprivate property (originally in the form of cattle, but later in the form of savings)
2LatinpecusA group of large domestic animals: a herd of...
3Proto-Italic*pekos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *pekos →Every word from Latin pecus →Every word from Latin pecūlium →