Where does “sterko” come from?

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

sterko (Esperanto): fermented animal excrement used for fertilizer,...

Definitions

  1. fermented animal excrement used for fertilizer,...

Ancestry of “sterko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianstercodung
2Latinstercusdung, excrement, ordure
3Latinbīlisbile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “sterko

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-Every word from Latin bīlis
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