Etymology of the English word excrement
the English word
excrementderived from the Medieval Latin word
excrementum (excrement; spittle, mucus)
derived from the Latin word
excretusderived from the Late Latin word
excernerederived from the Medieval Latin word
cernere (sift, separate, distinguish)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*krei-using the Latin prefix
ex-derived from the Late Latin word
ex (out)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*eghsDate
The earliest known usage of excrement in English dates from the 16th century.
Derivations in English
excrementitiousCognates
Dutch
excrement, French
excrément, German
Exkrement, Norwegian
ekskrement, Swedish
exkrementerUsage
Word found in Modern English
