Where does “gorgulho” come from?

gorgulho (Portuguese) comes from Latin Curculio, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

gorgulho (Portuguese): weevil any beetle in the superfamily

Definitions

  1. weevil any beetle in the superfamily

Ancestry of “gorgulho”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinCurculiocharacter in the play Curculio of Plautus
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “gorgulho”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin Curculio →