Where does “scatological” come from?

scatological (English) comes from English scatology, 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.

scatological (English): Relating to the research area of scatology, the...

Definitions

  1. Relating to the research area of scatology, the...

Ancestry of “scatological”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscatologyThe scientific study or chemical analysis of...
2Ancient Greekσκῶρdung, excrement, feces
3Proto-Hellenicskṓr—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱṓr—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóḱr̥dung, excrement
6Proto-Indo-European-r̥Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns

Words derived from “scatological”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóḱr̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱṓr →