Stercoraceous
/ˌstɜːrkəˈreɪʃəs/noun
Of, relating to, or resembling dung; fecal.
Did you know?Stercoraceous comes from Latin stercus, stercoris, meaning “dung,” the same root behind the ancient Roman adjective stercoraceus, so the word’s entire history is literally built on excrement.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*s(t)erk-
“A base associated with dung, manure, or filth.”
Latin
Latin
stercus, stercoris
“Dung; manure; excrement.”
Late Latin
Latin
stercoraceus
“Pertaining to dung; dung-like.”
Middle English
English
stercoraciouse
“Dung-like; of or relating to excrement.”
Modern English
English
stercoraceous
“Of, relating to, or resembling dung.”
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