Where does “sterki” come from?

sterki (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto sterko, from Italian sterco, from Latin stercus, from Latin bīlis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

sterki (Esperanto): to fertilize with manure

Definitions

  1. to fertilize with manure

Ancestry of “sterki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantosterkofermented animal excrement used for fertilizer,...
2Italianstercodung
3Latinstercusdung, excrement, ordure
4Latinbīlisbile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-Every word from Latin bīlis
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