Where does “procto-” come from?

procto- (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek πρωκτός, from Proto-Indo-European preHḱt-.

procto- (Italian): procto

Definitions

  1. procto

Ancestry of “procto-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπρωκτόςanus, rectum
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreHḱt-—

Words derived from “procto-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European preHḱt- →Every word from Ancient Greek πρωκτός →