Where does “estercu” come from?

estercu (Fala) comes from Old Portuguese esterco, from Latin stercus, from Latin bīlis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

estercu (Fala): dung, manure

Definitions

  1. dung, manure

Ancestry of “estercu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseesterco—
2Latinstercusdung, excrement, ordure
3Latinbīlisbile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Latin bīlis →