Where does “scato-” come from?

scato- (English) comes from Ancient Greek σκῶρ, from Proto-Hellenic skṓr, from Proto-Indo-European sḱṓr, from Proto-Indo-European sóḱr̥, from Proto-Indo-European -r̥ — Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns.

scato- (English): excrement

Definitions

  1. excrement

Ancestry of “scato-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekσκῶρdung, excrement, feces
2Proto-Hellenicskṓr
3Proto-Indo-Europeansḱṓr
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóḱr̥dung, excrement
5Proto-Indo-European-r̥Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns

Words derived from “scato-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -r̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóḱr̥Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱṓr