Morpheme
Pecule
Type
bound base
Denotation
one’s own, private property, personal savings, cattle
Etymology
Latin pecūlium and *pecūlārī (pecūlātus), from *pecūlis, from pecū
Evidence
peculate, peculated, peculates, peculating, peculator, peculia, peculiar, peculiaries, peculiarise, peculiarism, peculiarity, peculiarization, peculiarize, peculiarly, peculiarness, peculiars, peculiarsome, peculium
Notes
“embezzle” notion of peculate developed from “private property carved out of a larger estate” into “turn public property into private property”
