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Where does “σκῶρ” come from?

σκῶρ (Ancient Greek) comes 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.

σκῶρ (Ancient Greek): dung, excrement, feces

Definitions

  1. dung, excrement, feces

Ancestry of “σκῶρ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “σκῶρ”

  • scatological
  • scoria
  • scorification
  • scatology
  • scoriaceous
  • scorifier
  • skatole
  • scorify
  • escorial
  • scatologically
  • scoriform
  • scorious
  • skoramis
  • scatolia
  • scoria
  • escoria
  • escorial
  • scoria
  • scorie
  • scoriacé
  • scorie
  • escória
  • σκουρά
  • σκουριά
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