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peculium.

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

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[pɛˈkuː.li.ũː]Classical-Latin[peˈkuː.li.um]
  1. private property (originally in the form of cattle, but later in the form of savings)

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peḱ- Proto-Indo-European *péḱu Proto-Italic *peku Latin pecū Latin *pecūlis Latin peculium From pecū, via an unattested adjective *pecūlis (“belonging to one's livestock/property, own”).

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