pecorarius

Latin

Etymology

From pecora, neuter plural of pecus (“cattle”).

Noun

pecorārius m (genitive pecorāriī); second declension

herdsman, shepherd

Synonyms

pāstor

Descendants

Aromanian: picurar
Friulian: piorâr
Italian: pecoraio
Portuguese: pegureiro

Romanian: păcurar
Sicilian: picuraru
Venetian: piegoràro

References

pecorarius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
pecorarius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
pecorarius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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