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excrementum.

excrement; spittle, mucus;

11 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ɛk.skreːˈmɛn.tũː]Classical-Latin[ek.skreˈmɛn.tum]
  1. refuse, rubbish

    declension-2
  2. bodily excrement

    declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *krey-der. Proto-Italic *krinō Latin cernō Latin excernō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin excrēmentum From excernō (“to separate; discharge”) + -mentum.

noun[ɛk.skreːˈmɛn.tũː]Classical-Latin[ek.skreˈmɛn.tum]
  1. that which grows out or rises up; an elevation, prominence

    declension-2
  2. increase, surplus

    Medieval-Latin · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin ex Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *ḱreh₁-sḱéti Latin crēscō Latin excrēscō Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Latin excrēmentum From excrēscō (“to grow or rise up or out”) + -mentum.

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