Where does “proctophagy” come from?

proctophagy (English) comes from English procto-, from Ancient Greek πρωκτός, from Proto-Indo-European preHḱt-.

proctophagy (English): The consuming of a mother's excrement (by a young animal) when searching for a teat

Definitions

  1. The consuming of a mother's excrement (by a young animal) when searching for a teat

Ancestry of “proctophagy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishprocto-Dealing with the colon, rectum and anus
2Ancient Greekπρωκτόςanus, rectum
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreHḱt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preHḱt- →Every word from Ancient Greek πρωκτός →Every word from English procto- →