Where does “fecaloid” come from?

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

fecaloid (English): Resembling excrement or faeces

Definitions

  1. Resembling excrement or faeces

Ancestry of “fecaloid”, step by step

fecaloid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English fecal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishfecalOf or relating to feces
2Latinfaecalis—
3Latinfaexsediment, dregs; salt of tartar; brine used for...
4Proto-Italicfaiks—
5Proto-Italicfraiks—

via Italian fecaloide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianfecaloidefecaloid
2Italian-oide-oid
Every word from Proto-Italic fraiks →