Where does “κόπρινος” come from?

κόπρινος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek κόπρος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱókʷros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱókʷr̥ — excrement.

κόπρινος (Ancient Greek): full of dung, filthy

Definitions

  1. full of dung, filthy

Ancestry of “κόπρινος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκόπροςdung, ordure, excrement; dung, manure; filth,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱókʷros
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱókʷr̥excrement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱókʷr̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱókʷrosEvery word from Ancient Greek κόπρος