Where does “spurcus” come from?

spurcus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic sporkos, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ḱós, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

spurcus (Latin): dirty, foul, unclean; morally-polluted, base,...

Definitions

  1. dirty, foul, unclean; morally-polluted, base,...

Ancestry of “spurcus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italicsporkos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ḱós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...

Words derived from “spurcus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ḱós →Every word from Proto-Italic sporkos →