peculium

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • private property (originally in the form of cattle, but later in the form of savings)

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- (livestock, pluck, joyful, comb, make glad, shear, pluck wool, wool, pretty, be joyful, hair, please oneself, make attractive, make pretty).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*peḱ-

Gloss

livestock, pluck, joyful, comb, make glad, shear, pluck wool, wool, pretty, be joyful, hair, please oneself, make attractive, make pretty

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

Emoji

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