pecunia

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Latin word pecunia comes from Proto-Indo-European *peḱ-, and later Proto-Indo-European *péḱu (Livestock.)

*peḱ- (Proto-Indo-European)

*péḱu (Proto-Indo-European)

Livestock.

*peku- (Proto-Indo-European)

pecu (Latin)

Cattle. Domestic animals.

pecunia (Latin)

(figuratively) cash, ready money, liquid wealth. Money. Wealth.

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