Where does “șterc” come from?

șterc (Romanian) comes from Latin stercus, from Latin bīlis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

șterc (Romanian): filth, dirt, trash; skin disease such as scabies,...

Definitions

  1. filth, dirt, trash; skin disease such as scabies,...

Ancestry of “șterc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinstercusdung, excrement, ordure
2Latinbīlisbile
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd- →Every word from Latin bīlis →