Where does “scatology” come from?

scatology (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.

scatology (English): The scientific study or chemical analysis of...

Definitions

  1. The scientific study or chemical analysis of...

Ancestry of “scatology”, 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 “scatology”

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