Where does “excretar” come from?
excretar (Portuguese) comes from French excréter, from Latin excretus, from Latin excernō, from Latin cernō, from Proto-Italic krinō, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
excretar (Portuguese): to excrete; to expel, expunge; to defecate
Definitions
- to excrete; to expel, expunge; to defecate
Ancestry of “excretar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | excréter | to excrete |
| 2 | Latin | excretus | separated |
| 3 | Latin | excernō | — |
| 4 | Latin | cernō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | krinō | sift, separate; distinguish, discern; decide |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |