Where does “estercolar” come from?

estercolar (Spanish) comes from Latin stercoro, from Latin stercus, from Latin bīlis, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰey- — bee.

estercolar (Spanish): to manure

Definitions

  1. to manure

Ancestry of “estercolar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinstercoroI defecate; I muck out
2Latinstercusdung, excrement, ordure
3Latinbīlisbile
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰey-
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