Where does “esterqueira” come from?

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

esterqueira (Portuguese): dunghill, dung heap, muckheap

Definitions

  1. dunghill, dung heap, muckheap

Ancestry of “esterqueira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseestercodung, manure
2Old Portugueseesterco—
3Latinstercusdung, excrement, ordure
4Latinbīlisbile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Latin bīlis →