Where does “curculio” come from?

curculio (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

curculio (Latin): weevil

Definitions

  1. weevil

Ancestry of “curculio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “curculio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →