Where does “estercar” come from?

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

estercar (Galician): to manure a field or a plant; to defecate

Definitions

  1. to manure a field or a plant; to defecate

Ancestry of “estercar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianestercodung, manure
2Old Portugueseesterco—
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 →