Where does “emunctory” come from?

emunctory (English) comes from Latin emunctus, from Latin emungo, from Proto-Indo-European mewg- — slimy, slippery; slick, slimy.

emunctory (English): Pertaining to the elimination of waste from the...

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the elimination of waste from the...

Ancestry of “emunctory”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinemunctuswiped, blown; cheated; snobbish
2LatinemungoI wipe or blow one's nose; I cheat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmewg-slimy, slippery; slick, slimy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mewg- →Every word from Latin emungo →Every word from Latin emunctus →