Where does “stercolith” come from?
stercolith (English) comes from Latin stercus, from Latin bīlis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
stercolith (English): fecolith
Ancestry of “stercolith”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | stercus | dung, excrement, ordure |
| 2 | Latin | bīlis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |