Scatological
/ˌskæt̬əˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/noun
Relating to excrement or to obscene, filthy humor.
Did you know?Its core root is Greek skōr, skat- meaning “dung,” which also survives in scientific terms like scatology and in the same ancient branch as words for excrement in other Indo-European languages.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
skōr, skat-
“dung, excrement”
Late Greek
Greek
skatologikos
“of or pertaining to excrement”
17th Century
English
scatological
“relating to excrement”
19th Century
English
scatology
“the study of excrement; later, obscene or filthy language”
Modern English
English
scatological
“relating to excrement or obscene, filthy humor”