Where does “sporco” come from?
sporco (Italian) comes 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...
sporco (Italian): dirty, filthy, unclean, soiled; dirty, foul,...
Definitions
- dirty, filthy, unclean, soiled; dirty, foul,...
Ancestry of “sporco”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | spurcus | dirty, foul, unclean; morally-polluted, base,... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | sporkos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | spr̥ḱós | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |
Words derived from “sporco”