Stercorary
/ˈstɜːr.kəˌrɛə.ri/noun
Relating to or containing dung or excrement.
Did you know?Its root is the same Latin *stercus* that gave English *stercoraceous* and appears in Roman-era medical and natural-history writing for dung-like matter.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ster-
“to spread; scatter”
Latin
Latin
stercus
“dung, manure, excrement”
Late Latin
Latin
stercorarius
“of dung; dung-bearing”
Middle English
English
stercorarie
“relating to dung or filth”
Modern English
English
stercorary
“relating to dung or excrement”
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