English
allocoprophagy
From allo- + coprophagy.
Formed from allo- + coprophagy
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- ‘beyond, other’
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos ‘other, another’
Proto-Hellenic *áľľos
Ancient Greek ἄλλος ‘other’
English allo-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱekʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱókʷr̥ ‘dung, excrement, faeces’
Proto-Indo-European *ḱókʷ-ro-s
Ancient Greek κόπρος ‘dung’
English coprophagy
Today it means
noun The feeding on excrement produced by other animals.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / allocoprophagy