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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

Definitions

  1. viper, adder

Ancestry of “escurçó”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinexcurtio—
2Late Latincurtioviper
3Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “escurçó”

  • scorzonera
  • scorzonera
  • scorsonère
  • escurçonera
  • schorseneer
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