English

humanure

Blend of human + manure.

Latin hūmānus ‘of man’

Old French humain

Middle French humain ‘human’

Middle English humaigne

English human

Vulgar Latin *manuoperare ‘work by hand’

Anglo-Norman meinourer

Middle English maynouren ‘to supervise, toil’

Today it means

noun Human excrement that is recycled via composting for agricultural or other purposes.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / humanure