Where does “stercoranist” come from?
stercoranist (English) comes from Latin stercoranista, from Latin stercus, from Latin bīlis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
stercoranist (English): One who holds that the consecrated elements in...
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- One who holds that the consecrated elements in...
Ancestry of “stercoranist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | stercoranista | — |
| 2 | Latin | stercus | dung, excrement, ordure |
| 3 | Latin | bīlis | bile |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |