Where does “stercoralis” come from?

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

stercoralis (Latin): Of the dung, of the manure

Definitions

  1. Of the dung, of the manure

Ancestry of “stercoralis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstercusdung, excrement, ordure
2Latinbīlisbile
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-Every word from Latin bīlis