Etymology

excretion

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Today it means: The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting. Full definition →

Middle French excrétion ← Late Latin excretio, excretionis ← Latin excerno
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  1. Latin · derived fromexcerno
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromexcretio, excretionis
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromexcrétion
  4. English todayexcretion

Borrowed from Middle French excrétion, or Late Latin excretio, excretionis, from Latin excerno.

Words from the same roots

Latinexcerno all →

excern

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