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Where does “excreter” come from?

excreter (English) comes from English excrete, from Latin excretum, from Latin excerno, from Latin ex-, from Latin e, from Latin ex, from Latin commūnicō, from Latin commūnis — resin.

excreter (English): One who excretes

Definitions

  1. One who excretes

Ancestry of “excreter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishexcreteTo discharge material from a cell, body or...
2Latinexcretumaccusative supine of excernō
3LatinexcernoI sift out, separate; I keep apart, keep away; I...
4Latinex-out, away; throughout; thoroughly
5LatineThe name of the letter "E"; out of, from
6LatinexA name of the letter "X"; out of, from
7Latincommūnicō—
8Latincommūnis—
9Old Latincom(m)oinis—
10Proto-Italickommoinis—
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱom-moy-ni-held in common
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
13Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
14Middle Englishkyt—
15Germankitt—
16Old High Germankuti—
17Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
18Proto-Germanickweduzresin
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