Question for those of you who have more Latin than I do. Pecorous is an
obsolete word meaning, “full of cattle.” The OED says that the root is a Latin
one-pecor, cattle. But just above that entry is pecorino, the cheese (and
former chicken). And that entry says the term derives from Italian and French,
pecora…sheep. Sheep being confused with goats is one thing, but sheep in the
same category as cows? Is the reference perhaps to hooved animals?
David Ritchie,
Portland,
Oregon------------------------------------------------------------------
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