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Where does “defecation” come from?

Defecation comes from Late Latin defaecatio, formed with the Latin suffix -tio, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -ti- and -tis.

defecation (English): The act or process of voiding feces from the...

Definitions

  1. The act or process of voiding feces from the...

Ancestry of “defecation”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindefaecatiocleansing, purifying; defecation
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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