Where does “curculione” come from?

curculione (Italian) comes from Latin Curculio, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

curculione (Italian): weevil, snout beetle, curculio

Definitions

  1. weevil, snout beetle, curculio

Ancestry of “curculione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCurculiocharacter in the play Curculio of Plautus
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin Curculio →
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