Where does “Curculio” come from?

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

Curculio (Translingual): genus or nut weevil}}

Definitions

  1. genus or nut weevil}}

Ancestry of “Curculio”, 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 “Curculio”

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