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