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Where does “coprologie” come from?

coprologie (Italian) comes from Italian coprologia, from Italian copro-, from Ancient Greek κόπρος, from Proto-Indo-European ḱókʷros, from Proto-Indo-European ḱókʷr̥ — excrement.

coprologie (Italian): plural of coprologia

Definitions

  1. plural of coprologia

Ancestry of “coprologie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancoprologiacoprology, scatology
2Italiancopro-copro-
3Ancient Greekκόπροςdung, ordure, excrement; dung, manure; filth,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱókʷros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱókʷr̥excrement
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