Etymology

impecunious

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Today it means: Lacking money. Full definition →

First used 1596Latin pecūniōsus
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  1. Latin · derived frompecūniōsus
  2. English todayimpecunious

From im- + pecunious, from Latin pecūniōsus, from pecūnia (“money”) + -ōsus (“full of”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1596 Lacking money.

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