Etymology

pecuniary

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Today it means: Of, or relating to, money; monetary, financial. Full definition →

Latin pecūniārius
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  1. Latin · derived frompecūniārius
  2. English todaypecuniary

From Latin pecūniārius, from pecūnia (“money”), itself from pecū (“cattle”) and thus related to fee.

Words from the same roots

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