Where does “excerpens” come from?

excerpens (Latin) comes from Latin excerpo, from Latin carpō, from Proto-Italic karpō, from Proto-Indo-European kerp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

excerpens (Latin): choosing

Definitions

  1. choosing

Ancestry of “excerpens”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinexcerpoI choose, select
2Latincarpōto pluck, pick, harvest
3Proto-Italickarpō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankerp-to pluck, harvest
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kerp- →Every word from Proto-Italic karpō →
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