Where does “orofaecal” come from?

orofaecal (English) comes from English oro-, from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

orofaecal (English): Alternative form of orofecal

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of orofecal

Ancestry of “orofaecal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishoro-mouth; mountains
2Latinōsmouth
3Proto-Italicōsmouth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic ōs →Every word from Latin ōs →
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