Where does “feculent” come from?
feculent (Catalan) comes from Latin faeculentus, from Latin -ulentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.
feculent (Catalan): of liquids cloudy
Definitions
- of liquids cloudy
Ancestry of “feculent”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | faeculentus | abounding in dregs or sediment; thick, impure;... |
| 2 | Latin | -ulentus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 3 | Latin | -entus | adjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,... |
| 4 | Latin | cruentus | bloody in its various senses, "particularly:" |
| 5 | Latin | cruor | blood, gore; murder, bloodshed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krewh₂- | blood outside the body |