vespillo

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  One who carried out the dead bodies of the poor at night for burial.

Etymology
. Possibly a derivative of. Festus describes vespa and vespula as synonyms of vespillo in this sense, but denies a connection to the 'wasp' lexeme and instead gives a (likely folk etymology) derivation of these three terms from. Thus, a semantic connection with wasps was apparently not obvious to Festus. Regardless, some modern etymologists have favored this derivation; Benveniste 1923-1924:124f argued that wasps were noted for carrying the body of their prey to their nests. The second element may be the diminutive suffix, followed by (suffix forming appellations) making the overall structure.

De Vaan cites Watkins 1969 for a proposal that the word comes instead from a PIE root for 'clothing' or 'shroud' and is cognate to 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) An undertaker who buries paupers.
 * 2) A ghoul, graverobber.
 * 1) A ghoul, graverobber.