Where does “Curculio” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Curculio”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-European	(s)ḱer-	dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

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