Where does “quercivorous” come from?

quercivorous (English) comes from Latin quercus, from Proto-Italic kʷerkus, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

quercivorous (English): Feeding on oak leaves

Definitions

  1. Feeding on oak leaves

Ancestry of “quercivorous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinquercusAn oak, oak-tree, especially the Italian oak; Of...
2Proto-Italickʷerkus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérkus →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷerkus →