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
- weevil, snout beetle, curculio
Ancestry of “curculione”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | Curculio | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |