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scato-

  1. a combining form meaning “excrement,” used in the formation of compound words:

    scatology.



scato-

combining_form

  1. dung or excrement

    scatophagous

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of scato-1

< Greek skato-, combining form of skôr dung; akin to Old English scearn, Old Norse skarn dung
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Word History and Origins

Origin of scato-1

from Greek skōr, skat- dung

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