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Where does “excrementize” come from?

excrementize (English) comes from English excrement, from Latin excrēmentum, from Latin excresco, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis, from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic kommoinis — resin, gum; to say, speak.

excrementize (English): To void excrement; to defecate

Definitions

  1. To void excrement; to defecate

Ancestry of “excrementize”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexcrementHuman and animal solid waste excreted from the...
2Latinexcrēmentum—
3LatinexcrescoI grow out; grow or rise up or out
4LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
5Latincommūnicō—
6Latincommūnis—
7Old Latincom(m)oinis—
8Proto-Italickommoinis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
12Middle Englishkyt—
13Germankitt—
14Old High Germankuti—
15Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
16Proto-Germanickweduzresin
17Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
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