Where does “escurçó” come from?
escurçó (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin excurtio, from Late Latin curtio, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
escurçó (Catalan): viper, adder
Ancestry of “escurçó”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | excurtio | — |
| 2 | Late Latin | curtio | viper |
| 3 | Latin | curtus | shortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |
Words derived from “escurçó”