Where does “spurio” come from?
spurio (Italian) comes from Latin Spurius, from Latin spurius, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
spurio (Italian): illegitimate; spurious; false
Definitions
- illegitimate; spurious; false
Ancestry of “spurio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Spurius | — |
| 2 | Latin | spurius | of illegitimate birth; false, spurious |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |