Where does “pecuniar” come from?
pecuniar (Romanian) comes from French pécuniaire, from Latin pecūniārius, from Latin pecūnia, from Latin pecū, from Proto-Indo-European peḱu- — sheep; cattle; livestock, domestic animals.
pecuniar (Romanian): pecuniary
Definitions
- pecuniary
Ancestry of “pecuniar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | pécuniaire | pecuniary, financial |
| 2 | Latin | pecūniārius | money; pecuniary, financial |
| 3 | Latin | pecūnia | money |
| 4 | Latin | pecū | cattle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peḱu- | sheep; cattle; livestock, domestic animals |