Where does “stercoraceus” come from?

stercoraceus (Latin) comes from Latin stercus, from Latin bīlis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

Ancestry of “stercoraceus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstercusdung, excrement, ordure
2Latinbīlisbile
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “stercoraceus”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Latin bīlis →