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Where does “proctologia” come from?

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

proctologia (Italian): proctology

Definitions

  1. proctology

Ancestry of “proctologia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianprocto-—
2Ancient Greekπρωκτόςanus, rectum
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpreHḱt-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preHḱt- →