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Where does “faeculentus” come from?

faeculentus (Latin) comes from Latin -ulentus, from Latin -entus, from Latin cruentus, from Latin cruor, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

faeculentus (Latin): abounding in dregs or sediment; thick, impure;...

Definitions

  1. abounding in dregs or sediment; thick, impure;...

Ancestry of “faeculentus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ulentusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
2Latin-entusadjective-forming suffix meaning abounding in,...
3Latincruentusbloody in its various senses, "particularly:"
4Latincruorblood, gore; murder, bloodshed
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

Words derived from “faeculentus”

  • feculent
  • fæculent
  • feculent
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