Etymology

scato-

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Ancient Greek σκῶρ, σκατός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromσκῶρ, σκατός“dung, feces”
  2. English todayscato-

From Ancient Greek σκῶρ, σκατός (skôr, skatós, “dung, feces”).

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