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Where does “coprophiliac” come from?

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

coprophiliac (English): someone with a marked interest in excrement,...

Definitions

  1. someone with a marked interest in excrement,...

Ancestry of “coprophiliac”, step by step

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