Where does “corço” come from?

corço (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin curtius, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

corço (Portuguese): roe deer

Definitions

  1. roe deer

Ancestry of “corço”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincurtius—
2Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “corço”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin curtus →Every word from Vulgar Latin curtius →