Where does “σκατοφάγος” come from?

σκατοφάγος (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σκῶρ, from Proto-Hellenic skṓr, from Proto-Indo-European sḱṓr, from Proto-Indo-European sóḱr̥, from Proto-Indo-European -r̥ — Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns.

σκατοφάγος (Ancient Greek): feces-eating

Definitions

  1. feces-eating

Ancestry of “σκατοφάγος”, step by step

σκατοφάγος traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek σκῶρ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκῶρdung, excrement, feces
2Proto-Hellenicskṓr—
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱṓr—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóḱr̥dung, excrement
5Proto-Indo-European-r̥Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns

via Ancient Greek φάγος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekφάγοςglutton
2Ancient Greekφαγεῖνaorist active infinitive of ἔφαγον
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰh₂g-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂g-to divide, distribute, allot

Words derived from “σκατοφάγος”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóḱr̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱṓr →