Where does “sporchissimo” come from?

sporchissimo (Italian) comes from Italian sporco, from Latin spurcus, from Proto-Italic sporkos, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ḱós, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Ancestry of “sporchissimo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiansporcodirty, filthy, unclean, soiled; dirty, foul,...
2Latinspurcusdirty, foul, unclean; morally-polluted, base,...
3Proto-Italicsporkos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ḱós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ḱós →Every word from Proto-Italic sporkos →