Where does “sterko-skarabeo” come from?
sterko-skarabeo (Ido) comes from Ido sterko, from Latin stercus, from Latin bīlis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.
sterko-skarabeo (Ido): coprophagan; dung beetle
Ancestry of “sterko-skarabeo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ido | sterko | dung, muck |
| 2 | Latin | stercus | dung, excrement, ordure |
| 3 | Latin | bīlis | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeyd- | to split |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰey- | bee |