peculiar
/pekuˈljaɾ/ · B2 · adj
peculiar
🦄 peculiar = pecu (property, cattle) + liar: what is one's very own, special
From Latin peculiaris, 'of one's own property', from peculium (private property, originally cattle, from pecus). Something belonging only to one owner becomes distinctive, unusual: peculiar. Spanish 'peculiar' is a near twin of English.