Where does “sporcu” come from?
sporcu (Sicilian) comes from Italian sporco, from Latin spurcus, from Proto-Italic sporkos, from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ḱós, from Proto-Indo-European sper- — to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
sporcu (Sicilian): dirth, filth; dirty, filthy, unclean, soiled
Definitions
- dirth, filth; dirty, filthy, unclean, soiled
Ancestry of “sporcu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | sporco | dirty, filthy, unclean, soiled; dirty, foul,... |
| 2 | Latin | spurcus | dirty, foul, unclean; morally-polluted, base,... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | sporkos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spr̥ḱós | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sper- | to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to... |