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Where does “fekado” come from?

fekado (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto feki, from Esperanto feko, from Ido feko, from English fecal, from Latin faecalis, from Latin faex, from Proto-Italic faiks, from Proto-Italic fraiks.

fekado (Esperanto): defecation

Definitions

  1. defecation

Ancestry of “fekado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantofekito defecate, poop
2Esperantofekofeces, excrement; crap, shit
3Idofekofeces, crap, shit; excrement, dung
4EnglishfecalOf or relating to feces
5Latinfaecalis—
6Latinfaexsediment, dregs; salt of tartar; brine used for...
7Proto-Italicfaiks—
8Proto-Italicfraiks—
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