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

  1. dirt, filth; dirty, filthy

Ancestry of “spórco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinspurcusdirty, foul, unclean; morally-polluted, base,...
2Proto-Italicsporkos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanspr̥ḱós—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansper-to fidget, twitch; to push; to be quick; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sper- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European spr̥ḱós →Every word from Proto-Italic sporkos →