Where does “coprolite” come from?

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

coprolite (English): A fossil consisting of petrified dung

Definitions

  1. A fossil consisting of petrified dung

Ancestry of “coprolite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcopro-excrement, dung
2Ancient Greekκόπροςdung, ordure, excrement; dung, manure; filth,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱókʷros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱókʷr̥excrement

Words derived from “coprolite”

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