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Where does “excurtio” come from?

excurtio (Vulgar Latin) comes from Late Latin curtio, from Latin curtus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

Ancestry of “excurtio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latincurtioviper
2Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

Words derived from “excurtio”

  • scorzonera
  • scorzonera
  • écorcer
  • scorsonère
  • écorceur
  • écorce
  • escurçonera
  • escurçó
  • schorsing
  • schorsen
  • schorseneer
  • escorcier
  • schorsen
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