peculio

See also: pecúlio

Italian

Alternative forms

pecuglio (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pecūlium (“property, savings”), from a Proto-Indo-European root *peḱu- (“livestock, domestic animals”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /peˈkuljo/, [peˈkuː.l̺jo]
Hyphenation: pe‧cu‧lio

Noun

peculio m (plural peculi)

(obsolete) livestock
(obsolete, figuratively) herd
(Roman law) A small fortune whose management (but not property) is conceded by the head of household to a son or servant.
(dated) savings

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Latin

Noun

pecūliō

dative singular of pecūlium
ablative singular of pecūlium

References

peculio in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
peculio in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
peculio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
peculio in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pecūlium (“property, savings”). Cf. also the inherited regional doublet pegullo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /peˈkuljo/

Noun

peculio m (plural peculios)

savings, scraps, nest egg

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