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Where does “κόπρος” come from?

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

κόπρος (Ancient Greek): dung, ordure, excrement; dung, manure; filth,...

Definitions

  1. dung, ordure, excrement; dung, manure; filth,...

Ancestry of “κόπρος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanḱókʷros—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱókʷr̥excrement

Words derived from “κόπρος”

  • coprolite
  • coproporphyrin
  • coprophagy
  • coproporphyrinogen
  • coprophilia
  • coproporphyria
  • coprophagous
  • coprophagic
  • coprophilous
  • coprolitic
  • coprophilic
  • coprolagnia
  • coprolith
  • coprophiliac
  • coproantigen
  • coprology
  • coprogen
  • coprological
  • coprophobia
  • coprophile
  • coprogenous
  • autocoprophagy
  • coprophyte
  • copromania
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