Where does “gorgojo” come from?

gorgojo (Spanish) comes from Latin gurguliō, from Latin Curculio, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

gorgojo (Spanish): grub; weevil; small person

Definitions

  1. grub; weevil; small person

Ancestry of “gorgojo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latingurguliōwindpipe, gullet
2LatinCurculiocharacter in the play Curculio of Plautus
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Latin Curculio →Every word from Latin gurguliō →