English
excrete
Excrete comes from Latin excrētum, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *krey- ‘to sift, separate, divide’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*krey-‘to sift, separate, divide’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcrētum
- Englishtodayexcrete
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*krey-‘to sift, separate, divide’root as named
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEexcrētum
- Englishtodayexcrete
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *krey- ‘to sift, separate, divide’
certain, crime, criminal, secretary, crisis, secret, discrimination, critic, critique, riddle, discretion, discern, discriminate, criterion, hypocrite, endocrine, discreet, discrete, rime, incrimination, incriminate, ridder, certitude, recrimination, criterium, 49 more
Today it means
verb To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *krey- / excrete