Etymology

orofecal

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Today it means: transmitted from feces to the mouth. Full definition →

English fecal ← Latin ōs ← Proto-Italic *ōs
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óh₃s
  2. Proto-Italic*ōs
  3. Latinōs
  4. Englishoro-
  5. Englishfecal
  6. English todayorofecal

From oro- + fecal.

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