Where does “gurgudju” come from?

gurgudju (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese gorgulho, from Latin Curculio, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

gurgudju (Kabuverdianu): weevil

Definitions

  1. weevil

Ancestry of “gurgudju”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesegorgulhoweevil any beetle in the superfamily
2LatinCurculiocharacter in the play Curculio of Plautus
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin Curculio →Every word from Portuguese gorgulho →