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Where does “scatophage” come from?

scatophage (French) comes from New Latin scatophagus, from Ancient Greek σκατοφάγος, 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.

scatophage (French): Scatophagous: typified by consumption of...

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  1. Scatophagous: typified by consumption of...

Ancestry of “scatophage”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinscatophagus—
2Ancient Greekσκατοφάγοςfeces-eating
3Ancient Greekσκῶρdung, excrement, feces
4Proto-Hellenicskṓr—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱṓr—
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóḱr̥dung, excrement
7Proto-Indo-European-r̥Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns
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