Where does “curculio” come from?

curculio (English) comes from Translingual Curculio, from Latin Curculio, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

curculio (English): Any of the genus "Curculio" of weevils

Definitions

  1. Any of the genus "Curculio" of weevils

Ancestry of “curculio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCurculiogenus or nut weevil}}
2LatinCurculiocharacter in the play Curculio of Plautus
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin Curculio →Every word from Translingual Curculio →