Where does “fecal” come from?

fecal (English) comes from Latin faecalis, from Latin faex, from Proto-Italic faiks, from Proto-Italic fraiks.

fecal (English): Of or relating to feces

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to feces

Ancestry of “fecal”, step by step

fecal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin faecalis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfaecalis—
2Latinfaexsediment, dregs; salt of tartar; brine used for...
3Proto-Italicfaiks—
4Proto-Italicfraiks—

via Middle French fecal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchfecalfecal

Words derived from “fecal”

Every word from Proto-Italic fraiks →Every word from Proto-Italic faiks →Every word from Latin faex →