English
stercorous
Stercorous comes from Latin stercus ‘feces’, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terḱ-os ‘befoulement, excrements’, and ultimately from *(s)terḱ-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)terḱ-‘to befoul, pollute’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)terḱ-os‘befoulement, excrements’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstercus‘feces’
- Englishtodaystercorous
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)terḱ-‘to befoul, pollute’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*(s)terḱ-os‘befoulement, excrements’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEstercus‘feces’
- Englishtodaystercorous
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terḱ-
Today it means
adj fecal; manurelike
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *(s)terḱ- / stercorous