Where does “stercus” come from?

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

stercus (Latin): dung, excrement, ordure

Definitions

  1. dung, excrement, ordure

Ancestry of “stercus”, step by step

stercus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin bīlis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbīlisbile
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

via Proto-Indo-European (s)terǵ-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)terǵ-a type of bird; manure, dung; to sully, decay

Words derived from “stercus”

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