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Where does “stercorarium” come from?

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

Ancestry of “stercorarium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstercorariusrelated to dung
2Latinstercusdung, excrement, ordure
3Latinbīlis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “stercorarium”

  • stercorary
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