Where does “coprofagia” come from?

coprofagia (Italian) comes from Swahili fagia — to sweep; to remove.

coprofagia (Italian): coprophagia, coprophagy

Definitions

  1. coprophagia, coprophagy

Ancestry of “coprofagia”, step by step

coprofagia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swahili fagia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swahilifagiato sweep; to remove

via Catalan copro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancopro
Every word from Swahili fagia
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