Where does “stercovorous” come from?

stercovorous (English) comes from Latin stercus, from Latin bīlis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

stercovorous (English): dung-eating

Definitions

  1. dung-eating

Ancestry of “stercovorous”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstercusdung, excrement, ordure
2Latinbīlisbile
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Latin bīlis →