Where does “scatophagy” come from?

scatophagy (English) comes from English scato-, 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.

scatophagy (English): Synonym of coprophagy

Definitions

  1. Synonym of coprophagy

Ancestry of “scatophagy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishscato-excrement
2Ancient Greekσκῶρdung, excrement, feces
3Proto-Hellenicskṓr—
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḱṓr—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóḱr̥dung, excrement
6Proto-Indo-European-r̥Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sóḱr̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḱṓr →