estiércol

Spanish

Etymology

Found in early Old Spanish (10th century) as stiércore (with later dissimilation), from Latin stercore, ablative singular of stercus[1], from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terǵ-, *(s)terḱ-, *(s)treḱ- (“manure, dung; to sully, soil, decay”).

Noun

estiércol m (plural estiércoles)

  1. manure
  2. dung

References
  1. https://www.scribd.com/document/220768067/Corominas-Diccionario-Etimologico
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