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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

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

Words derived from “stercus”

  • stercoraceous
  • stercobilin
  • stercovorous
  • stercolith
  • stercorary
  • stercorous
  • stercoranist
  • stercorite
  • sterquilinous
  • stercoranista
  • stercoraceus
  • sterculinum
  • stercorarium
  • stercorarius
  • sterquilinium
  • stercoricanis
  • stercoraceo
  • sterco
  • esterqueira
  • esterco
  • sterko
  • esterco
  • estercar
  • esterqueira
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