Etymology

coprophilous

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Today it means: living in, or growing on excrement Full definition →

English copro- ← Ancient Greek κόπρος (kópros) ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱókʷ-ro-s
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱókʷr̥
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱókʷ-ro-s
  3. Ancient Greekκόπρος (kópros)
  4. Englishcopro-
  5. English todaycoprophilous

From copro- + -philous.

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