英语词汇peculate的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	peculate
词源	peculate v. "embezzle, pilfer, appropriate to one's own use public money or goods entrusted to one's care," 1749, from Latin peculatus, past participle of peculari "to embezzle," from peculum "private property," originally "cattle" (see peculiar). Related: Peculated; peculating; peculator. Entries linking to peculate peculiar adj. mid-15c., "belonging exclusively to one person," also "special, particular," from Old French peculiaire and directly from Latin peculiaris "of one's own (property)," from peculium "private property," literally "property in cattle" (in ancient times the most important form of property), from pecu "cattle, flock," related to pecus "cattle" (see pecuniary). The meaning "unusual, uncommon, odd" is by c. 1600 (earlier "distinguished, special, particular, select," 1580s; for sense development, compare idiom). The euphemistic phrase peculiar institution for U.S. slavery is by 1838. Related: Peculiarly. peculation n. "embezzlement, defalcation, the act of appropriating to one's own use public money or goods entrusted to one's care," 1650s, noun of action from Latin peculari (see peculate). updated on March 10, 2020
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