Where does “esterco” come from?

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

esterco (Portuguese): dung, manure

Definitions

  1. dung, manure

Ancestry of “esterco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portugueseesterco—
2Latinstercusdung, excrement, ordure
3Latinbīlisbile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee

Words derived from “esterco”

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