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Where does “sterko” come from?

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

sterko (Ido): dung, muck

Definitions

  1. dung, muck

Ancestry of “sterko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstercusdung, excrement, ordure
2Latinbīlis—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “sterko”

  • sterko-skarabeo
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